SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE AND OTHER SHORT-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	$ 158,875
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	90,128
Carrying value of pledged securities	249,110	$ 287,270
Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	158,539
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	90,128
30-90 Days
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	336
U.S. Treasury Obligations
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	23,587
U.S. Treasury Obligations \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	23,587
U.S. Agency Obligations
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	14,359
U.S. Agency Obligations \| Overnight and Continuous
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	14,359
U.S. GSEs
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	15,043
U.S. GSEs \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	15,043
FHLB Obligations
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	44,031
FHLB Obligations \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	44,031
Agency MBSs
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	38,175
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	18,324
Agency MBSs \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	37,839
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	18,324
Agency MBSs \| 30-90 Days
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	336
Agency CMBSs
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	13,770
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	57,445
Agency CMBSs \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	13,770
Held-to-maturity Securities Pledged as Collateral	57,445
Agency CMOs
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	24,269
Agency CMOs \| Overnight and Continuous
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	$ 24,269

The fair value of available-for-sale securities that serve as collateral for borrowings.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=d3e5086-111524

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