LOANS AND LEASES (Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014 contract	Dec. 31, 2013 contract
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	73	60
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 10,220	$ 12,413
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	9,455	12,141
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	23	26
Recorded Investment	2,569	7,329
Commercial And Industrial [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	5	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	613	919
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	613	919
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts		3
Recorded Investment		129
All Other [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	14	5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	290	1,160
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	286	1,161
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	6	1
Recorded Investment	65	1
Consumer Mortgages [Member] \| Real Estate [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	33	23
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	4,823	1,843
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	4,263	1,840
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	8	9
Recorded Investment	540	823
Home Equity [Member] \| Real Estate [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	2	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	31	25
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	30	10
Agricultural [Member] \| Real Estate [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	10
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	10
Commercial And Industrial-Owner Occupied [Member] \| Real Estate [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	8	8
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	2,103	3,821
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,810	3,815
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	2	6
Recorded Investment	784	877
Construction, Acquisition And Development [Member] \| Real Estate [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	3	15
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	924	3,071
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	924	2,826
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	2	3
Recorded Investment	279	1,874
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Real Estate [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	7	4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,426	1,574
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,519	1,570
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	5	4
Recorded Investment	$ 901	$ 3,625

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