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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details)	3 Months Ended
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) Integer	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swaps \| Integer	6
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Assets at Fair Value	$ 4,497,000		$ 6,701,000
Interest rate cash flow hedge liabilities at fair value	109,000		0
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Income (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives	(1,644,000)	$ 3,662,000
Amount of (income) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense	(669,000)	$ (56,000)
Cash flow hedge amount to be reclassified to Interest Expense in next 12 months [Line Items]	1,981,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Assets at Fair Value	4,497,000		6,701,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate cash flow hedge liabilities at fair value	109,000		0
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $75 million interest rate swap executed in 2014 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	75,000,000		75,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $75 million interest rate swap executed in 2015 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	75,000,000		75,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $65 million interest rate swap executed in 2016 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	65,000,000		65,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $60 million interest rate swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	60,000,000		60,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $40 million interest rate swap (2016) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	40,000,000		40,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $15 million interest rate swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	$ 15,000,000		$ 15,000,000