GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Carrying Amounts of Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012 Predecessor Company	Dec. 31, 2011 Predecessor Company	Dec. 31, 2012 Successor Company	Dec. 31, 2013 Successor Company	Jan. 31, 2012 Successor Company	Dec. 31, 2013 Core Deposits	Jan. 31, 2012 Core Deposits Predecessor Company	Jan. 31, 2012 Core Deposits Predecessor Company	Dec. 31, 2011 Core Deposits Predecessor Company	Dec. 31, 2012 Core Deposits Successor Company	Dec. 31, 2013 Core Deposits Successor Company	Dec. 31, 2013 Core Deposits Successor Company	Jan. 31, 2012 Core Deposits Successor Company	Dec. 31, 2013 Core Deposits Successor Company East Carolina Bancorp, Inc
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 26,254	$ 26,254	$ 26,254	$ 26,254	$ 26,254
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Core Deposit Intangible, Gross							2,541	2,541		3,128	3,128	7,435
Core Deposit Intangible Balance from Merger														4,307
Core Deposit Intangible, Accumulated Amortization							(89)	(117)		(342)	(752)	(1,552)
Core Deposit Intangible, Amortization expense	(28)		(410)	(800)			(28)			(410)	(800)
Core Deposit Intangible, Net							$ 2,424		$ 2,452	$ 2,376	$ 5,883		$ 2,786
Core deposit intangible from the ECB merger, weighted average useful life (in years)						10 years