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Weighted average life of securitized assets regardless of when the transfer occurred, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Discount rate which is used to value residual cash flows generated by financial assets of a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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Estimated rate of prepayment of principal on financial assets regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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The total amount of contractually specified servicing fees, late fees, and ancillary fees earned for each period for which results of operations are presented.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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The noninterest income derived from mortgage banking activities (fees and commissions), excluding fees earned from servicing third-party assets.

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The gains (losses) included in earnings that represent the difference between the sale price and the carrying value of loans made to finance real estate acquisitions. This element refers to the gain (loss) and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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MORTGAGE BANKING AND LOAN SERVICING (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
MORTGAGE BANKING AND LOAN SERVICING (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 1-4 family residential mortgage loans	Dec. 31, 2012 1-4 family residential mortgage loans	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgage servicing rights	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage servicing rights	Dec. 31, 2011 Mortgage servicing rights	Dec. 31, 2010 Mortgage servicing rights	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgage servicing rights Minimum	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage servicing rights Minimum	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgage servicing rights Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage servicing rights Maximum
MORTGAGE BANKING AND LOAN SERVICING
Gain from sale of mortgage loans and interest rate locks	$ 3,956,000	$ 9,126,000	$ 3,534,000
Mortgage loan servicing revenue (expense):
Mortgage loan servicing revenue	3,565,000	3,441,000	3,360,000
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights	(1,472,000)	(1,964,000)	(1,388,000)
Mortgage servicing rights valuation adjustments	750,000	(676,000)	45,000
Net servicing revenue	2,843,000	801,000	2,017,000
Net revenue from mortgage banking activity	6,799,000	9,927,000	5,551,000
Loan servicing fee income	2,038,000	1,864,000	2,104,000
Unpaid principal balances of loans serviced for others	785,794,000	758,074,000
Custodial escrow balances maintained in connection with serviced loans	6,234,000	8,296,000
Loan servicing
Weighted average amortization period						6 years 4 months 24 days
Carrying value						5,155,000	4,350,000	5,412,000	5,498,000
Discount rate (as a percent)						10.00%	10.00%
Prepayment speeds (as a percent)										105.00%	112.00%	368.00%	505.00%
Notional amount of interest rate lock commitments				20,700,000	66,700,000
Estimated fair value of interest rate lock commitments				$ 525,000	$ 2,200,000