LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - ALLOWANCE ACTIVITY (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	$ 27,491	$ 24,410
Provision for loan and lease losses	5,186	185
Loans charged-off	(1,863)	(497)
Recoveries	661	533
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	31,475	24,631
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	8,301	8,565
Provision for loan and lease losses	(182)	140
Loans charged-off	(144)	(136)
Recoveries	74	60
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	8,049	8,629
Owner Occupied - Correspondent
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	623	567
Provision for loan and lease losses	(16)	12
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	607	579
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,052	837
Provision for loan and lease losses	87	80
Loans charged-off	(44)
Recoveries		3
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,095	920
Commercial real estate
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	7,636	7,740
Provision for loan and lease losses	20	(189)
Loans charged-off	(41)	(7)
Recoveries	27	9
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	7,642	7,553
Commercial real estate - purchased whole loans
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	36	34
Provision for loan and lease losses		1
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	36	35
Construction & land development
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,303	926
Provision for loan and lease losses	69	32
Loans charged-off	(44)
Recoveries	20
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,348	958
Commercial & Industrial
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,455	1,167
Provision for loan and lease losses	(75)	(10)
Loans charged-off		(29)
Recoveries	4	29
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,384	1,157
Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	89	25
Provision for loan and lease losses	8	15
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	97	40
Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	967	799
Provision for loan and lease losses	18	259
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	985	1,058
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	2,996	2,730
Provision for loan and lease losses	67	(8)
Loans charged-off	(35)	(51)
Recoveries	26	37
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	3,054	2,708
Consumer: Republic Processing Group Loans
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,699	44
Provision for loan and lease losses	4,688	(190)
Loans charged-off	(1,251)	(5)
Recoveries	333	195
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	5,469	44
Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	448	285
Provision for loan and lease losses	21	104
Loans charged-off	(12)	(40)
Recoveries	9	13
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	466	362
Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	351	382
Provision for loan and lease losses	184	(79)
Loans charged-off	(161)	(146)
Recoveries	76	88
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	450	245
Consumer: Purchased Whole Loans
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	392	185
Provision for loan and lease losses	140	11
Loans charged-off	(59)	(12)
Recoveries	92
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	565	184
Consumer: Other consumer
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	143	124
Provision for loan and lease losses	157	7
Loans charged-off	(72)	(71)
Recoveries		99
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	$ 228	$ 159