ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES AND CREDIT QUALITY (Balance In The Allowance For Loan Losses And The Recorded Investment In Loans By Portfolio Management) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$ 9,834	$ 10,029
Collectively evaluated for impairment	39,728	38,424
Total ending allowance balance	49,562	48,453	$ 45,627	$ 47,121
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	24,547	26,717
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,914,463	3,888,028
Total ending loans balance	3,939,010	3,914,745
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	8,860	8,552
Collectively evaluated for impairment	15,170	13,966
Total ending allowance balance	24,030	22,518	20,725	21,097
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	18,611	19,734
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,408,737	1,385,604
Total ending loans balance	1,427,348	1,405,338
Commercial Real Estate and Multi-Family Residential Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	398	921
Collectively evaluated for impairment	15,049	14,472
Total ending allowance balance	15,447	15,393	14,438	14,714
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	3,441	4,266
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,623,594	1,562,899
Total ending loans balance	1,627,035	1,567,165
Agri-business and Agricultural Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	81	73
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,065	4,232
Total ending allowance balance	4,146	4,305	4,848	4,920
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	430	433
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	301,976	370,174
Total ending loans balance	302,406	370,607
Other Commercial [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	373	368
Total ending allowance balance	373	368	510	577
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	111,875	95,520
Total ending loans balance	111,875	95,520
Consumer 1-4 Family Mortgage Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	467	457
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,799	1,835
Total ending allowance balance	2,266	2,292	2,018	2,768
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,022	2,240
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	383,913	388,053
Total ending loans balance	385,935	390,293
Other Consumer [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	28	26
Collectively evaluated for impairment	263	257
Total ending allowance balance	291	283	245	379
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	43	44
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	84,368	85,778
Total ending loans balance	84,411	85,822
Unallocated [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,009	3,294
Total ending allowance balance	3,009	3,294	$ 2,843	$ 2,666
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	0	0
Total ending loans balance	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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