FAIR VALUE - NONRECURRING BASIS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair value
Impaired loans	$ 12,270	$ 12,270	$ 8,818
Other real estate owned	2,618	2,618	3,119
Impaired loans
Fair value
Impaired loans	12,270	12,270	8,818
Other real estate owned
Fair value
Other real estate owned	2,618	2,618	3,119
Nonrecurring
Fair value
Total (Gains) Losses	(24)	296	380
Nonrecurring \| Impaired loans
Fair value
Impaired loans	219	219
Total (Gains) Losses			198
Nonrecurring \| Other real estate owned
Fair value
Other real estate owned	77	77
Total (Gains) Losses	(24)		182
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Impaired loans
Fair value
Impaired loans	12,270	12,270	8,818
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Other real estate owned
Fair value
Other real estate owned	$ 2,618	$ 2,618	$ 3,119

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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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-Publisher FASB
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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
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