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Represents the number of banking centers operated by the entity.

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Represents the number of third-party insurance captives, in which Republic Insurance Services, Inc. (the "Captive") provides property and casualty insurance coverage.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - OPERATIONS (Details) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 15, 2016 USD ($)	May 17, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 segment item
Basis of Presentation
Number of third-party insurance captives			10
Number of operating segments \| segment			4
Number of banking centers			44
Kentucky
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			32
Metropolitan Louisville
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			19
Central Kentucky
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			8
Elizabethtown
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Frankfort
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Georgetown
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Lexington
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			4
Shelbyville
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Western Kentucky
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			2
Owensboro
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			2
Northern Kentucky
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			3
Covington
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Florence
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Independence
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Southern Indiana
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			3
Floyds Knobs
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Jeffersonville
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
New Albany
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Metropolitan Tampa, Florida
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			6
Metropolitan Cincinnati, Ohio
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			1
Metropolitan Nashville, Tennessee
Basis of Presentation
Number of banking centers			2
Core Banking Activities
Basis of Presentation
Number of operating segments \| segment			3
Cornerstone
Basis of Presentation
Voting interest acquired (as a percent)		100.00%
Proceeds from redemption of securities \| $		$ 31,795
CCT1
Basis of Presentation
Proceeds from redemption of securities \| $	$ 4,000