LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES (Details 7) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	$ 25,248	$ 22,772	$ 24,410	$ 23,026
Provision for loan and lease losses	2,233	1,510	3,322	1,500
Loans charged off	(858)	(1,073)	(2,061)	(2,700)
Recoveries	336	408	1,288	1,791
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	26,959	23,617	26,959	23,617
Loans	3,270,915		3,270,915		$ 3,016,085
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	8,202	8,055	8,565	7,816
Provision for loan and lease losses	330	(148)	157	430
Loans charged off	(153)	(161)	(467)	(580)
Recoveries	76	26	200	106
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	8,455	7,772	8,455	7,772
Owner Occupied - Correspondent
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	608	60	567
Provision for loan and lease losses	7	706	48	766
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	615	766	615	766
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	904	839	837	1,023
Provision for loan and lease losses	83	50	173	(121)
Loans charged off	(97)	(135)	(126)	(157)
Recoveries		17	6	26
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	890	771	890	771
Commercial real estate
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	7,840	7,696	7,740	8,309
Provision for loan and lease losses	200	547	364	163
Loans charged off	(27)	(365)	(181)	(739)
Recoveries		9	90	154
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	8,013	7,887	8,013	7,887
Commercial real estate - purchased whole loans
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	35	34	34	34
Provision for loan and lease losses			1
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	35	34	35	34
Construction & land development
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,100	1,090	926	1,296
Provision for loan and lease losses	31	(4)	205	(277)
Loans charged off				(18)
Recoveries				85
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,131	1,086	1,131	1,086
Commercial & Industrial
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,191	1,152	1,167	1,089
Provision for loan and lease losses	235	(81)	277	(68)
Loans charged off			(56)	(20)
Recoveries	18	37	56	107
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,444	1,108	1,444	1,108
Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	76	3	25
Provision for loan and lease losses	7	5	58	8
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	83	8	83	8
Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,222	610	799	449
Provision for loan and lease losses	(238)	71	185	232
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	984	681	984	681
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	2,765	2,403	2,730	2,396
Provision for loan and lease losses	124	283	172	518
Loans charged off	(110)	(146)	(182)	(429)
Recoveries	54	88	113	143
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	2,833	2,628	2,833	2,628
Consumer: Republic Processing Group Loans
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	252	46	44
Provision for loan and lease losses	1,133	(32)	1,130	(512)
Loans charged off	(182)	(2)	(208)	(2)
Recoveries	24	32	261	558
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,227	44	1,227	44
Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	399	286	285	289
Provision for loan and lease losses	40	19	184	41
Loans charged off	(30)	(23)	(101)	(65)
Recoveries	6	10	47	27
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	415	292	415	292
Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	286	280	382	199
Provision for loan and lease losses	138	17	116	177
Loans charged off	(152)	(136)	(401)	(429)
Recoveries	63	91	238	305
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	335	252	335	252
Consumer: Purchased Whole Loans
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	207		185
Provision for loan and lease losses	154	189	248	189
Loans charged off	(25)		(97)
Recoveries	1		1
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	337	189	337	189
Consumer: Other consumer
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	161	218	124	126
Provision for loan and lease losses	(11)	(112)	4	(46)
Loans charged off	(82)	(105)	(242)	(261)
Recoveries	94	98	276	280
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	$ 162	$ 99	$ 162	$ 99