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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE - Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Troubled debt restructurings
Total of troubled debt restructurings	$ 4,022		$ 4,022		$ 6,474
Allocated specific reserves	402		402		508
Amounts Company has committed to lend to customers with outstanding loans classified as troubled debt restructurings	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans \| loan	1	2	3	8
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 92	$ 298	$ 475	$ 587
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 92	$ 298	$ 475	$ 587
1-4 family
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans \| loan			2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 422
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 422
Commercial \| Agricultural
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment				$ 89
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment				$ 89
Commercial real estate \| Other
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans \| loan		2	1	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 298	$ 53	$ 298
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 298	$ 53	$ 298
Commercial real estate \| Home equity
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans \| loan				4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment				$ 76
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment				$ 76
Residential \| 1-4 family
Loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings
Number of Loans \| loan	1			1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 92			$ 124
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 92			$ 124