CREDIT QUALITY ASSESSMENT (Impaired Loans by Portfolio) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	$ 29,202	$ 29,828
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	718	2,527
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	104	961
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	79	274
Commercial
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	5,176	4,714
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	132	450
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	26	273
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	33	113
All Other
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	6,424	4,869
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	149	208
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	11	104
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	11	43
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment \| Commercial Acquisition, Development and Construction
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	171	882
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	71	304
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	0	11
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment \| Commercial Investor Real Estate
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	10,192	11,145
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	198	918
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	4	226
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	26	107
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment \| Commercial Owner Occupied Real Estate
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	7,239	8,218
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	168	647
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	63	347
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	$ 9	$ 11

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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