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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES AND CREDIT QUALITY (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Loans Modified In Troubled Debt Restructured Loans		$ 2,700,000	$ 2,300,000
Loan amount of credit quality analysis		150,000	150,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		788,000		$ 159,000
Financing Receivables, Impaired, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Write-down	$ 2,400,000
Proceeds from Sale of Loans Receivable	4,300,000
Sale Of Loan	$ 6,700,000
One Commercial Credit [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Loans Modified In Troubled Debt Restructured Loans				173,000
Non-working Capital Loans [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Increase (decrease) in allowance for loan loss			76,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		60,000
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Increase (decrease) in allowance for loan loss		(99,000)	74,000	205,000
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member] \| One Commercial Credit [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		379,000
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member] \| Two Commercial Credits [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		185,000
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member] \| Non-working Capital Loans [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		491,000
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member] \| Working Capital Loan [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		475,000	2,500,000
Commercial Real Estate and Multi-Family Residential Loans [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Increase (decrease) in allowance for loan loss		108,000	(18,000)	171,000
Charge Off		66,000
Commercial Real Estate and Multi-Family Residential Loans [Member] \| One Commercial Credit [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment			131,000
Commercial Real Estate and Multi-Family Residential Loans [Member] \| Two Commercial Credits [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		126,000	238,000
Commercial Real Estate and Multi-Family Residential Loans [Member] \| Seven Commercial Credit [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		3,000,000
Agri-business and Agricultural Loans [Member] \| One Commercial Credit [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment		$ 283,000
Consumer 1-4 Family Mortgage Loans [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Increase (decrease) in allowance for loan loss			$ 9,000
Borrower [Member]
Troubled Debt Restructuring [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment				$ 2,700,000