INCOME TAXES - Summary of Changes in Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance [Roll Forward]
Valuation allowance at December 31, 2014	$ 3,619	$ 493
Increase related to net operating losses and loan loss reserves	6,680	3,126
Other increase (decrease)	(890)
Valuation allowance at December 31, 2015	$ 9,409	$ 3,619

Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance [Roll Forward]

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Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Other Adjustment Increase (Decrease), Amount

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
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Amount of increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 20
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=37586315&loc=d3e32123-109318

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