FAIR VALUE - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis - (Details) - Non-recurring basis - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Total impaired loans	$ 1,140	$ 1,290
Impaired servicing rights	531	1,854
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		462
Recorded investment of impaired loans	2,393	2,056
Valuation allowance of impaired loans	1,253	766
Additional provision for loan losses	769	181
Gross outstanding balance of servicing rights	731	2,254
Valuation allowance of servicing rights	200	400
Servicing right recovery included in earnings	200	25
Write-down of other real estate owned/assets held for sale	121
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Gross outstanding balance of other real estate owned/assets held for sale	697
Valuation allowance of other real estate owned/assets held for sale	235
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		462
Commercial and industrial
Assets:
Total impaired loans	58
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale	58
Recorded investment of impaired loans	150
Valuation allowance of impaired loans	92
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale	58
1-4 family
Assets:
Total impaired loans		1,235
Other
Assets:
Total impaired loans	1,082	55
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale	1,082
Recorded investment of impaired loans	2,243
Valuation allowance of impaired loans	1,161
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale	1,082
Construction and development
Assets:
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		21
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		21
Home equity
Assets:
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		150
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		150
Other commercial real estate
Assets:
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		291
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		291
Level 3
Assets:
Total impaired loans	1,140	1,290
Impaired servicing rights	531	1,854
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		462
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		462
Level 3 \| Commercial and industrial
Assets:
Total impaired loans	58
Level 3 \| 1-4 family
Assets:
Total impaired loans		1,235
Level 3 \| Other
Assets:
Total impaired loans	$ 1,082	55
Level 3 \| Construction and development
Assets:
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		21
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		21
Level 3 \| Home equity
Assets:
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		150
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		150
Level 3 \| Other commercial real estate
Assets:
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		291
Breakdown of properties by portfolio class
Other real estate owned/assets held for sale		$ 291

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Amortized amount of contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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