LONG-TERM BORROWINGS - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Lease Payment
2018	$ 38
2019	38
2020	38
2021	38
2022	37
Thereafter	200
Capital leases, future minimum payments due	389
Interest
2018	9
2019	9
2020	8
2021	7
2022	6
Thereafter	5
Capital leases, future interest payments due	44
Present Value of Minimum Lease Payment
2018	29
2019	29
2020	30
2021	31
2022	31
Thereafter	195
Present value of minimum lease payments	$ 345	$ 373

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
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