LOANS (Details 7) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item
Troubled Debt Restructuring
Number of Modifications \| item	30	1
Recorded Investment	$ 3,288	$ 89
Commercial real estate loans
Troubled Debt Restructuring
Number of Modifications \| item	3
Recorded Investment	$ 1,216
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
Troubled Debt Restructuring
Number of Modifications \| item	3
Recorded Investment	$ 268
Commercial construction
Troubled Debt Restructuring
Number of Modifications \| item	4
Recorded Investment	$ 266
One to four family residential real estate
Troubled Debt Restructuring
Number of Modifications \| item	20	1
Recorded Investment	$ 1,538	$ 89

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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