LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 6) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012 item
Troubled debt restructurings
Total of troubled debt restructurings	$ 23,325	$ 14,347
Allocated specific reserves	485	534
Amounts Company has committed to lend to customers with outstanding loans classified as troubled debt restructurings	0	0
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans	11	13	14
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	17,065	781	14,312
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	13,253	781	11,679
Increase in allowance for loan losses due to troubled debt restructurings	130	30	10
Charge offs due to troubled debt restructurings	3,849	442	2,477
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification
Number of Loans	4	4	16
Recorded Investment	1,547	108	5,987
Period of contractually past due loans under the modified terms, to be considered in payment default	90 days
Allowance for loan losses increased due to troubled debt restructurings	0	0	256
Charge offs due to troubled debt restructurings	0	0	1,192
Additional disclosures
Recorded investment of loans modified other than troubled debt restructurings	4,424	0
Non-accrual
Troubled debt restructurings
Total of troubled debt restructurings	575	3,566
Performing
Troubled debt restructurings
Total of troubled debt restructurings	7,499	6,593
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans		1	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		28	179
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		28	179
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification
Number of Loans			3
Recorded Investment			2,195
Commercial Real Estate \| Hotel
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans	2		2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	15,362		7,727
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	11,550		5,968
Commercial Real Estate \| Other
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans	2	3	7
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,015	344	6,241
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,015	344	5,367
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification
Number of Loans	1		9
Recorded Investment	1,431		3,332
Commercial Real Estate \| Development
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification
Number of Loans			1
Recorded Investment			323
Residential \| 1-4 family residential mortgage loans
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans	5	7	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	628	359	91
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	628	359	91
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification
Number of Loans	2	2	2
Recorded Investment	102	89	125
Residential \| Home equity
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans	1	1	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	34	20	70
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	34	20	70
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification
Number of Loans	1	1	1
Recorded Investment	14	15	12
Consumer \| Direct
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans	1	1	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	26	30	4
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	26	30	4
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification
Number of Loans		1
Recorded Investment		$ 4
Minimum
Troubled debt restructurings
Period of modifications involving a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan	60 months
Period of modifications involving an extension of the maturity date	6 months
Maximum
Troubled debt restructurings
Period of modifications involving a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan	30 years
Period of modifications involving an extension of the maturity date	480 months

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