LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - TDR MODIFIED CLASS (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) loan
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	347	378	378
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 49,580	$ 65,266	$ 65,266
Loans on nonaccrual status
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	86	84
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 12,472	$ 14,186
Accrual Loans
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	261	294
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 37,108	$ 51,080
Payment Default
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	15	25	33
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 2,622	$ 6,211	$ 2,757
Payment Default \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	12	10	29
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 724	$ 1,894	$ 2,252
Payment Default \| Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan		6
Recorded Investment \| $		$ 580
Payment Default \| Commercial real estate
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	2	7	2
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 1,704	$ 3,429	$ 352
Payment Default \| Construction & land development
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan		1
Recorded Investment \| $		$ 101
Payment Default \| Commercial & Industrial
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	1	1	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 194	$ 207	$ 143
Payment Default \| Home equity lines of credit
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Recorded Investment \| $			$ 10

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