LOANS (Details 13) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	$ 3,091,039	$ 2,406,877	$ 2,290,649
Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	3,091,039	2,406,877	2,290,649
Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	625,947	449,623	427,747
Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	328,308	244,693	220,798
Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,297,582	1,104,991	1,067,828
Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	766,933	570,430	532,285
Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	68,305	31,125	31,299
Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	3,964	6,015	10,692
10 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	398,781	250,609	231,281
10 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	381,814	241,721	222,693
10 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	294	294
10 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	9,053	116	116
10 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	127	1,606	1,490
10 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	7,787	6,872	6,688
10 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
15 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	190,389	227,730	234,185
15 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	23,627	28,420	23,807
15 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	6,732	2,074	2,150
15 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	105,298	117,880	123,515
15 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	54,346	78,165	83,361
15 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	386	1,191	1,352
15 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
20 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,608,073	1,224,320	1,148,024
20 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	105,573	97,142	99,414
20 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	41,759	46,221	45,091
20 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	835,021	685,538	645,949
20 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	596,886	369,624	327,576
20 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	24,870	19,780	19,302
20 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	3,964	6,015	10,692
23 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	22,763	27,607	26,477
23 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	372	559	645
23 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	7,126	7,827	7,754
23 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	8,719	13,073	11,792
23 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	6,530	6,112	6,240
23 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	16	36	46
23 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
25 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	797,148	609,413	579,642
25 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	108,887	77,829	75,635
25 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	266,728	183,512	159,944
25 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	299,714	254,012	250,575
25 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	87,480	91,465	90,320
25 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	34,339	2,595	3,168
25 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
30 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	31,764	24,423	22,190
30 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	967	1,492	2,378
30 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	3,087	1,620	2,035
30 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	23,457	13,821	9,762
30 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	4,165	7,347	7,811
30 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	88	143	204
30 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
40 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	42,121	42,773	48,848
40 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	4,707	2,460	3,175
40 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	2,876	3,145	3,530
40 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	16,320	20,551	26,119
40 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	17,399	16,111	15,487
40 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	819	506	537
40 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	2
50 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	2
50 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	2	0
60 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	2	0
60 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0