FAIR VALUE (Details 8) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve
Carrying value of other real estate owned	$ 6,736,000		$ 11,243,000
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Other Real Estate Owned
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve
Other Real Estate	6,736,000		11,243,000
Other real estate owned writedowns	484,000	884,000
Hudson, Florida banking center
Premises, Held for Sale
Fair value of assets held for sale	1,000,000		1,000,000
Written down value of assets	$ 33,000,000		$ 0

Fair value portion of assets classified as held for sale.

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