LOANS - Contractual Aging of Recorded Investment in Past Due Loans (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	$ 671	$ 2,047
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	1,068	1,281
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	22	160
Nonaccrual	18,942	27,672
Current	1,370,379	1,273,047
Total Financing Receivables	1,391,082	1,304,207
Construction and land development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	3
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	967	1,302
Current	56,884	66,145
Total Financing Receivables	57,851	67,450
Commercial real estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	348	684
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	345
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	3,565	5,111
Current	566,746	514,242
Total Financing Receivables	570,659	520,382
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	316	974
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	1,042	909
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	22	160
Nonaccrual	14,006	20,705
Current	607,879	569,998
Total Financing Receivables	623,265	592,746
Commercial and Financial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	5	353
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	8	13
Current	91,287	78,270
Total Financing Receivables	91,300	78,636
Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	2	33
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	26	27
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	396	541
Current	47,221	44,112
Total Financing Receivables	47,645	44,713
Other loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	362	280
Total Financing Receivables	$ 362	$ 280