FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Securities - available for sale	$ 363,644	$ 367,249
Weighted Average [Member] \| Discounted cash flow methodology [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Cumulative Prepayment	2.50%	2.70%
Cumulative Default	12.80%	15.10%
Loss Given Default	94.20%	94.20%
Cure Given Default	60.90%	62.30%
Pooled Trust Preferred Securities [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Securities - available for sale	$ 1,584	$ 1,572
Pooled Trust Preferred Securities [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Discounted cash flow methodology [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Cumulative Prepayment	0.00%	0.00%
Cumulative Default	5.00%	5.00%
Loss Given Default	85.00%	85.00%
Cure Given Default	0.00%	0.00%
Pooled Trust Preferred Securities [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Discounted cash flow methodology [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Cumulative Prepayment	62.00%	64.00%
Cumulative Default	100.00%	100.00%
Loss Given Default	100.00%	100.00%
Cure Given Default	75.00%	75.00%
Impaired Loans [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	$ 33,974	$ 4,598
Other real estate owned and other foreclosed assets \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	$ 4,173	$ 2,159

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