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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Loan Impairment - (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Loans individually evaluated for impairment and average balance of impaired loans
Performing troubled debt restructurings excluded as allowed	$ 2,717		$ 2,760
Unpaid Principal Balance
With an allowance recorded	2,883		4,146
With no related allowance recorded	14,602		15,230
Total impaired loans	17,485		19,376
Recorded Investment
With an allowance recorded	2,671		3,981
With no related allowance recorded	11,946		12,248
Total impaired loans	14,617		16,229
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With an allowance recorded	745		1,429
Total impaired loans	745		1,429
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	15,423	$ 23,283
Interest Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - interest income recognized	59	110
Cash Basis Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - cash basis income recognized	59	110
Commercial and industrial
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	781	834
Interest Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - interest income recognized	13	2
Cash Basis Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - cash basis income recognized	13	2
Agricultural
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	7	75
Farm
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	302	444
Interest Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - interest income recognized		4
Cash Basis Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - cash basis income recognized		4
Hotel
Average recorded investment
Average Balance		7,126
Construction and development
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	185	38
Interest Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - interest income recognized		47
Cash Basis Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - cash basis income recognized		47
Other
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	5,006	5,210
Interest Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - interest income recognized	26	25
Cash Basis Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - cash basis income recognized	26	25
1-4 family
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	6,568	7,712
Interest Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - interest income recognized	10	21
Cash Basis Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - cash basis income recognized	10	21
Home equity
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	2,458	1,734
Interest Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - interest income recognized	5	4
Cash Basis Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - cash basis income recognized	5	4
Direct
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	115	106
Interest Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - interest income recognized	4	4
Cash Basis Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - cash basis income recognized	4	4
Indirect
Average recorded investment
Average Balance	1	4
Interest Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - interest income recognized	1	3
Cash Basis Income Recognized
Total impaired loans - cash basis income recognized	1	$ 3
Commercial
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With an allowance recorded	117		92
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial
Unpaid Principal Balance
With an allowance recorded	185		150
With no related allowance recorded	652		676
Recorded Investment
With an allowance recorded	185		150
With no related allowance recorded	571		655
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With an allowance recorded	117		92
Commercial \| Agricultural
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	7		7
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	7		7
Commercial \| Farm
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	529
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	295
Commercial \| Construction and development
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	243
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	185
Commercial \| Other
Unpaid Principal Balance
With an allowance recorded	1,259
With no related allowance recorded	4,434
Recorded Investment
With an allowance recorded	1,132
With no related allowance recorded	3,225
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With an allowance recorded	460
Commercial Real Estate
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With an allowance recorded	460		1,166
Commercial Real Estate \| Farm
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded			496
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded			309
Commercial Real Estate \| Construction and development
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded			189
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded			186
Commercial Real Estate \| Other
Unpaid Principal Balance
With an allowance recorded			2,480
With no related allowance recorded			4,429
Recorded Investment
With an allowance recorded			2,363
With no related allowance recorded			3,291
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With an allowance recorded			1,166
Residential
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With an allowance recorded	168		171
Residential \| 1-4 family
Unpaid Principal Balance
With an allowance recorded	1,282		1,357
With no related allowance recorded	6,021		6,718
Recorded Investment
With an allowance recorded	1,230		1,309
With no related allowance recorded	5,206		5,391
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With an allowance recorded	165		167
Residential \| Home equity
Unpaid Principal Balance
With an allowance recorded	157		159
With no related allowance recorded	2,590		2,589
Recorded Investment
With an allowance recorded	124		159
With no related allowance recorded	2,337		2,296
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With an allowance recorded	3		4
Residential \| Direct
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	124
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	118
Residential \| Indirect
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	2
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	$ 2
Consumer \| Direct
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded			126
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded			$ 113