SECURITIES (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Pooled trust preferred securities [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Private Mortgage-Backed Securitites [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Trust Preferred Security A [Member] Pooled trust preferred securities [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Trust Preferred Security B [Member] Pooled trust preferred securities [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Trust Preferred Security C [Member] Pooled trust preferred securities [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Trust Preferred Security D [Member] Pooled trust preferred securities [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Trust Preferred Security E [Member] Pooled trust preferred securities [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Trust Preferred Security F [Member] Pooled trust preferred securities [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Trust Preferred Security G [Member] Pooled trust preferred securities [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Private Mortgage Backed-Securities-One [Member] Private Mortgage-Backed Securitites [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Private Mortgage-Backed Securities-Two [Member] Private Mortgage-Backed Securitites [Member] Other Than Temporary Impairment [Member]
Summary of pertinent information
Class									C1		D		C1		D		C1		B		A1		2A1		A19
Amortized Cost	$ 320,556	$ 294,996	$ 11,580	[1]	$ 8,353	[1]	$ 3,227	[1]	$ 1,283	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 505	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 2,081	[1]	$ 1,893	[1]	$ 2,591	[1]	$ 2,229	[1]	$ 998	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gain/(Loss)			(2,415)		(2,415)		0		0		0		0		0		0		(1,294)		(1,121)		0		0
Non-Credit Related Other- Than-Temporary Impairment			(2,652)		(2,957)		305		(1,055)		0		(402)		0		(1,500)		0		0		207		98
Fair Value			6,513		2,981		3,532		228		0		103		0		581		599		1,470		2,436		1,096
Total Cumulative Credit Related Other- Than- Temporary Impairment			(10,847)		(9,997)		(850)		(3,676)		(3,481)		(482)		(990)		(1,368)		0		0		(765)		(85)
Total Cumulative Other- Than- Temporary impairment to date			$ (13,499)		$ (12,954)		$ (545)		$ (4,731)		$ (3,481)		$ (884)		$ (990)		$ (2,868)		$ 0		$ 0		$ (558)		$ 13

[1] The amortized cost reflects previously recorded credit related OTTI charges recognized in earnings for the applicable securities.