LOANS AND ALLOWANCE - Nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days - (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	$ 20,781	$ 15,808
Past due over 90 days and still accruing	40	2,135
Cheviot Financial Corp.
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	6,877	3,564
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	2,225	882
Commercial \| Agricultural
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	1,550	1,631
Commercial real estate \| Farm
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	1,654	1,347
Commercial real estate \| Hotel
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	2,918	64
Commercial real estate \| Construction and development
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual		122
Past due over 90 days and still accruing		2,135
Commercial real estate \| Other
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	4,431	3,219
Past due over 90 days and still accruing	40
Residential \| 1-4 family
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	6,126	7,163
Residential \| Home equity
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	939	1,273
Consumer \| Direct
Recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual and aging of recorded investment in past due
Non-accrual	$ 938	$ 107

Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Recorded Investment
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65880944

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=d3e5111-111524

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