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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Impaired Loans Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) relationship property loan method	Nov. 21, 2019 bank	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Total valuation methods used on impaired loans \| method	3
Impaired loans with no specific allowance, recorded investment	$ 5,091		$ 6,051
Foreclosure and reclassification to other real estate owned	135
Reclassification to performing loans	$ 1,400
Reclassification to performing loans, percent	88.00%
Normal loan amortization	$ 474
Berkeley County, WV
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Branch locations held for sale, number \| bank		3
Jefferson County, WV
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Branch locations held for sale, number \| bank		1
Held-for-sale
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans	42,916
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans with no specific allowance, recorded investment	3,009		3,007
Impaired loans, principal curtailment	1,600
Charge-offs incurred on largest impaired loan	999
Commercial \| Commercial Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans with no specific allowance, recorded investment	$ 295		396
Residential
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in impaired loans (percentage)	40.90%
Impaired loans with no specific allowance, recorded investment	$ 1,953		2,831
Number foreclosed properties held \| property	11
Foreclosed properties held	$ 571
Number of loan relationships causing increase in impaired loans \| relationship	2
Number of borrowers \| property	2
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans with no specific allowance, recorded investment	$ 34		$ 90
Number of additional collateralized loans in the process of foreclosure \| loan	7
Investment in loans in the process of foreclosure	$ 586
Related allowance	0
Total Recorded Investment In Impaired Financing Receivables
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans with no specific allowance, recorded investment	223
Total Recorded Investment In Impaired Financing Receivables \| Credit Concentration Risk
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in impaired loans	$ (3,300)
Increase (decrease) in impaired loans (percentage)	(25.80%)
Commercial Loan Relationship One \| Residential
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Number foreclosed properties held \| property	2
Foreclosed properties held	$ 294
Commercial Loan Relationship Two \| Residential
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Number foreclosed properties held \| property	7
Foreclosed properties held	$ 163
Other Loan Relationships \| Residential
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Number foreclosed properties held \| property	3
Foreclosed properties held	$ 115