MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS - Calculation of Purchase Price (Details) - NewBridge Bancorp - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Mar. 01, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares of Yadkin common stock issued to NewBridge shareholders (in shares)	19,605,374
Closing price of Yadkin common stock on February 29, 2016 (in dollars per share)		$ 21.65
Value of shares of Yadkin common stock issued to NewBridge shareholders	$ 424,456
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares	27
Total purchase price	$ 431,336
Restricted stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares of Yadkin common stock issued to NewBridge shareholders (in shares)	4,398,000
Stock options
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of shares of Yadkin common stock issued to NewBridge shareholders (in shares)	2,455,000