PORTFOLIO LOANS (Details 9) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	$ 36,264	$ 34,723
Interest Income Recognized	407	405
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Real Estate Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	30,283	29,584
Interest Income Recognized	334	334
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Real Estate Loans [Member] \| One To Four Family [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	19,274	16,014
Interest Income Recognized	235	186
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	3,864	6,462
Interest Income Recognized	38	80
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Other Land and Multi Family [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	7,145	7,108
Interest Income Recognized	61	68
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Real Estate Construction Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Real Estate Construction Loans [Member] \| One To Four Family [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Real Estate Construction Loans [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Construction Financing Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Real Estate Construction Loans [Member] \| Acquisition and Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Other Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	5,981	5,139
Interest Income Recognized	73	71
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Other Portfolio Loans [Member] \| Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	3,736	3,817
Interest Income Recognized	44	46
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Other Portfolio Loans [Member] \| Consumer Other Financing Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	1,485	714
Interest Income Recognized	23	16
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Other Portfolio Loans [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Other Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average Balance	760	608
Interest Income Recognized	6	9
Cash Basis Interest Income Recognized	$ 0	$ 0

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Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15

-Subparagraph (c)(1)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 17

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