ACQUISITIONS - Purchase of a branch in Hope, Indiana (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ACQUISITIONS
Goodwill	$ 64,900	$ 75,953	$ 73,450
Branch located in Hope, Indiana
ACQUISITIONS
Loans	3,000
Deposits	22,000
Goodwill	500
Cash received at purchase	$ 18,000
Term over which goodwill and intangible asset will be deducted for tax purpose	15 years

The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to deposits.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to loans receivable.

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Represents the term over which goodwill and intangible asset arising from a business combination will be deducted for tax purpose.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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