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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Called investment securities			$ 7,711,000	$ 7,363,000
Investment securities fair values with temporary impairments	$ 97,100,000		$ 97,100,000
Other than temporary impairment performing collateral will default or defer per annum			0.50%
Recoveries ranging			9.00%
Lag period on all default and deferrals			2 years
Period of no prepayments for security			10 years
Percentage of prepayments for remaining life of the security			1.00%
OTTI charges related to credit	0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Purchases of available for sale investment securities	9,800,000		25,110,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Securities pledged for collateral	$ 152,600,000		$ 152,600,000		$ 165,700,000