LOANS - Contractual Aging of Recorded Investment in Past Due Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	$ 17,110	$ 21,140
Current	2,079,926	1,794,667
Total Financing Receivables	2,099,447	1,821,885
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	1,470	5,322
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	891	543
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	50	213
Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	14,131	18,563
Current	1,715,499	1,467,730
Total Financing Receivables	1,731,035	1,488,005
Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	647	1,511
Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	758	184
Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	17
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	1,758	5
Current	352,975	322,265
Total Financing Receivables	355,739	326,066
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	823	3,716
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	133	0
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	50	80
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	1,221	2,572
Current	11,452	4,672
Total Financing Receivables	12,673	7,814
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	95
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	359
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	116
Commercial and financial [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	166,054	120,531
Total Financing Receivables	166,059	120,763
Commercial and financial [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	232
Commercial and financial [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	5	0
Commercial and financial [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Commercial and financial [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	42,767	34,368
Total Financing Receivables	43,144	35,321
Commercial and financial [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	244	953
Commercial and financial [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	133	0
Commercial and financial [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Commercial and financial [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	1,132	1,312
Total Financing Receivables	1,132	1,312
Commercial and financial [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Commercial and financial [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Commercial and financial [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Consumer [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	267	191
Current	74,783	50,071
Total Financing Receivables	75,050	50,543
Consumer [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	256
Consumer [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	25
Consumer [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	3,422	2,352
Total Financing Receivables	3,422	2,352
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	0	2
Total Financing Receivables	0	2
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Commercial real estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	2,557	3,457
Current	734,784	606,642
Total Financing Receivables	737,506	610,863
Commercial real estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	165	764
Commercial real estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Commercial real estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	1,716	0
Current	241,372	219,833
Total Financing Receivables	243,610	222,192
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	522	2,318
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	41
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	529	733
Current	9,542	2,993
Total Financing Receivables	10,071	4,092
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	7
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	359
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Construction and land development [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	809	534
Current	79,581	65,362
Total Financing Receivables	80,406	65,896
Construction and land development [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	16	0
Construction and land development [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Construction and land development [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	42	0
Current	15,126	19,280
Total Financing Receivables	15,168	19,583
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	303
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	343	1,428
Current	119	129
Total Financing Receivables	462	1,557
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Residential real estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	722,933	686,897
Residential real estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	10,498	14,381
Current	659,813	624,612
Total Financing Receivables	671,530	639,428
Residential real estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	466	259
Residential real estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	753	159
Residential real estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	17
Residential real estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	5
Current	50,288	46,432
Total Financing Receivables	50,395	46,618
Residential real estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	57	142
Residential real estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Residential real estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	50	39
Residential real estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	349	411
Current	659	236
Total Financing Receivables	1,008	851
Residential real estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	88
Residential real estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Residential real estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	116
Other [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	484	512
Total Financing Receivables	484	512
Other [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	0	0
Total Financing Receivables	0	0
Other [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	0	0
Total Financing Receivables	0	0
Other [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	0	0
Other [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Accruing Greater Than 90 Days
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	$ 0	$ 0