LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Troubled Debt Restructings (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014 contract	Dec. 31, 2013 contract
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Specific reserve allocations for TDR's	$ 582	$ 1,400
Number of Contracts	3	10
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	4,491	4,856
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	4,288	4,736
Commercial
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts	2	6
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	4,102	4,820
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,906	4,702
Commercial Business
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts	1	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,606	119
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,606	119
Commercial Real Estate
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts	1	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	496	352
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	300	250
Acquisition & Development
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts		3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		4,349
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		4,333
Residential real estate
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	389
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	382
Home Equity
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		28
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		28
Consumer
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts		3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		8
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 6

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