FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - NONRECURRING BASIS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair value
Impaired loans	$ 349
Other real estate owned	4,466	$ 4,782
Nonrecurring
Fair value
Total Losses	49	845
Nonrecurring \| Impaired loans
Fair value
Impaired loans	7,788	9,856
Total Losses	37	643
Nonrecurring \| Other real estate owned
Fair value
Other real estate owned	4,466	4,782
Total Losses	12	202
Nonrecurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Impaired loans
Fair value
Impaired loans	7,788	9,856
Nonrecurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Other real estate owned
Fair value
Other real estate owned	$ 4,466	$ 4,782

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Amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 14A
-Subparagraph (b)
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of other real estate and foreclosed assets. Other real estate may include real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. Foreclosed assets include all assets obtained in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement through foreclosure proceedings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(4))
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