LOANS (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	$ 9,700		$ 54,800
Total Loans	2,819,071	$ 2,406,877	2,171,600
Covered Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	9,312	13,821	21,480
Current Loans	112,106	123,708	188,118
Total Loans	121,418	137,529	209,598
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	143
Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	2,039	2,421	3,918
Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	915	1,206	1,279
Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	6,358	10,194	16,283
Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Covered Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	128	2,802	2,147
Current Loans	1,476	2,744	15,519
Total Loans	1,604	5,546	17,666
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	0
Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1	0	237
Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	76	0	240
Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	51	2,802	1,670
Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Covered Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,648	1,729	3,368
Current Loans	5,520	5,883	11,634
Total Loans	7,168	7,612	15,002
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	143
Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	108	96	292
Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	3	0	31
Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,537	1,633	3,045
Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Covered Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	2,223	3,439	10,176
Current Loans	62,868	67,787	101,596
Total Loans	65,091	71,226	111,772
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	0
Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	157	170	699
Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	0	205	81
Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	2,066	3,064	9,396
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Covered Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	5,281	5,814	5,739
Current Loans	42,174	47,224	59,243
Total Loans	47,455	53,038	64,982
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	0
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,773	2,155	2,690
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	836	1,001	927
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	2,672	2,658	2,122
Consumer installment [Member] | Covered Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	32	37	50
Current Loans	68	70	126
Total Loans	100	107	176
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0	0
Consumer installment [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	0	0	0
Consumer installment [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	0	0	0
Consumer installment [Member] | Covered Loans [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	$ 32	$ 37	$ 50