REGULATORY MATTERS: (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Corporation [Member]
Capital [Abstract]
Capital	$ 398,903	$ 386,622
Capital to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	18.62%	17.86%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 171,346	$ 173,211
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	8.00%	8.00%
Common equity capital	$ 378,957
Commen Equity Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	17.69%
Common equity capital required for capital adequacy	$ 96,382
Common Equity Capital required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.50%
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract]
Tier One Risk Based Capital	$ 378,957	$ 367,783
Tier One Risk Based Capital to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	17.69%	16.99%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 128,509	$ 129,908
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	6.00%	6.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract]
Tier One Leverage Capital	$ 378,957	$ 367,783
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets (percent)	12.92%	12.33%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 117,352	$ 119,356
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Average Assets (percent)	4.00%	4.00%
First Financial Bank [Member]
Capital [Abstract]
Capital	$ 372,922	$ 358,631
Capital to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	18.05%	17.13%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 165,261	$ 167,472
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	8.00%	8.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 206,576	$ 209,340
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	10.00%	10.00%
Common equity capital	$ 355,853
Commen Equity Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	17.23%
Common equity capital required for capital adequacy	$ 92,959
Common Equity Capital required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.50%
Common equity capital required to be well capitalized	$ 134,274
Common Equity Capital required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	6.50%
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract]
Tier One Risk Based Capital	$ 355,853	$ 342,452
Tier One Risk Based Capital to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	17.23%	16.36%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 123,945	$ 125,604
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	6.00%	6.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 165,261	$ 167,472
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets (percent)	8.00%	8.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract]
Tier One Leverage Capital	$ 355,853	$ 342,452
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets (percent)	12.50%	11.83%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 113,888	$ 115,770
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Average Assets (percent)	4.00%	4.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 142,360	$ 144,712
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Average Assets (percent)	5.00%	5.00%

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