LOANS (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 5,670,841	$ 5,264,326
Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	31,303	32,893
Current Loans	4,198,925	3,593,928
Total Loans	4,230,228	3,626,821
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	1,784	0
Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	11,267	14,780
Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	4,038	3,784
Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	15,998	14,329
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	12,560	1,940
Current Loans	1,206,073	965,198
Total Loans	1,218,633	967,138
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	1,784	0
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	6,343	565
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	2,298	82
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	3,919	1,293
Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	968	1,793
Current Loans	485,890	361,252
Total Loans	486,858	363,045
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0
Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	205	908
Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	12	446
Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	751	439
Real Estate Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	7,279	14,985
Current Loans	1,511,723	1,391,234
Total Loans	1,519,002	1,406,219
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0
Real Estate Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,311	6,329
Real Estate Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	366	1,711
Real Estate Commercial And Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	5,602	6,945
Real Estate - Residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	9,439	12,938
Current Loans	847,630	768,080
Total Loans	857,069	781,018
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0
Real Estate - Residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	2,833	6,354
Real Estate - Residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,174	1,282
Real Estate - Residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	5,432	5,302
Consumer Installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	1,057	1,237
Current Loans	146,448	95,678
Total Loans	147,505	96,915
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0
Consumer Installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	575	624
Consumer Installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	188	263
Consumer Installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	294	350
Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	0	0
Current Loans	1,161	12,486
Total Loans	1,161	12,486
Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing	0	0
Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [Member] | Financing Receivables, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Loan [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