LOANS (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	$ 77,400		$ 16,400
Total Loans	2,290,649	$ 1,889,881	1,848,759
Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	32,268	33,107	34,643
Current Loans	2,258,381	1,856,774	1,814,116
Total Loans	2,290,649	1,889,881	1,848,759
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	1	0
Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	12,990	9,728	9,277
Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	3,170	3,646	3,367
Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	16,108	19,733	21,999
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	427,747	319,654	334,783
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	3,294	2,710	3,154
Current Loans	424,453	316,944	331,629
Total Loans	427,747	319,654	334,783
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	0
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	781	900	271
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	714	233	400
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,799	1,577	2,483
Real Estate Construction And Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	220,798	161,507	154,315
Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	3,354	5,035	4,416
Current Loans	217,444	156,472	149,899
Total Loans	220,798	161,507	154,315
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	0
Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,184	1,382	1,232
Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	417	286	285
Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,753	3,367	2,899
Commercial And Farmland [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	1,067,828	907,524	882,160
Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	12,756	11,162	12,427
Current Loans	1,055,072	896,362	869,733
Total Loans	1,067,828	907,524	882,160
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	0
Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	4,275	2,859	3,025
Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	399	635	484
Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	8,082	7,668	8,918
Real Estate - Residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	532,285	456,106	436,515
Real Estate - Residential [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	12,229	13,042	13,804
Current Loans	5,200,565	443,064	422,711
Total Loans	532,285	456,106	436,515
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	0
Real Estate - Residential [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	6,424	3,953	4,416
Real Estate - Residential [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,558	2,334	2,085
Real Estate - Residential [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	4,247	6,755	7,303
Consumer Installment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	31,299	30,782	31,403
Consumer Installment [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	635	1,158	842
Current Loans	30,664	29,624	30,561
Total Loans	31,299	30,782	31,403
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	1	0
Consumer Installment [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	326	634	333
Consumer Installment [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	82	158	113
Consumer Installment [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	227	366	396
Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	10,692	14,308	9,583
Other [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	0	0	0
Current Loans	10,692	14,308	9,583
Total Loans	10,692	14,308	9,583
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	0
Other [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	0	0	0
Other [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	0	0	0
Other [Member] | Excluding Purchased Non-Covered and Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0