LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - ALLOWANCE ACTIVITY (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	$ 29,308	$ 25,248	$ 27,491	$ 24,410
Provision for loan and lease losses	2,489	2,233	9,489	3,322
Loans charged-off	(2,075)	(858)	(8,685)	(2,061)
Recoveries	714	336	2,141	1,288
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	30,436	26,959	30,436	26,959
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	7,893	8,202	8,301	8,565
Provision for loan and lease losses	(562)	330	(860)	157
Loans charged-off	(56)	(153)	(317)	(467)
Recoveries	142	76	293	200
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	7,417	8,455	7,417	8,455
Owner Occupied - Correspondent
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	592	608	623	567
Provision for loan and lease losses	(200)	7	(231)	48
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	392	615	392	615
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,052	904	1,052	837
Provision for loan and lease losses	113	83	105	173
Loans charged-off		(97)		(126)
Recoveries			8	6
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,165	890	1,165	890
Commercial Real Estate
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	7,769	7,840	7,636	7,740
Provision for loan and lease losses	192	200	260	364
Loans charged-off		(27)	(41)	(181)
Recoveries	34		140	90
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	7,995	8,013	7,995	8,013
Commercial real estate - purchased whole loans
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	36	35	36	34
Provision for loan and lease losses				1
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	36	35	36	35
Construction & land development
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,332	1,100	1,303	926
Provision for loan and lease losses	66	31	119	205
Loans charged-off			(44)
Recoveries	10		30
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,408	1,131	1,408	1,131
Commercial & Industrial
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,441	1,191	1,455	1,167
Provision for loan and lease losses	(182)	235	130	277
Loans charged-off			(330)	(56)
Recoveries	121	18	125	56
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,380	1,444	1,380	1,444
Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	115	76	89	25
Provision for loan and lease losses	13	7	39	58
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	128	83	128	83
Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	1,465	1,222	967	799
Provision for loan and lease losses	188	(238)	686	185
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	1,653	984	1,653	984
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	3,016	2,765	2,996	2,730
Provision for loan and lease losses	633	124	633	172
Loans charged-off	(145)	(110)	(229)	(182)
Recoveries	31	54	135	113
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	3,535	2,833	3,535	2,833
Consumer: Republic Processing Group Loans
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	2,451	252	1,699	44
Provision for loan and lease losses	2,012	1,133	7,236	1,130
Loans charged-off	(1,352)	(182)	(6,546)	(208)
Recoveries	234	24	956	261
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	3,345	1,227	3,345	1,227
Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	456	399	448	285
Provision for loan and lease losses	105	40	163	184
Loans charged-off	(91)	(30)	(153)	(101)
Recoveries	17	6	29	47
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	487	415	487	415
Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	824	286	351	382
Provision for loan and lease losses	(34)	138	639	116
Loans charged-off	(239)	(152)	(571)	(401)
Recoveries	55	63	187	238
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	606	335	606	335
Consumer: Purchased Whole Loans
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	535	207	392	185
Provision for loan and lease losses	38	154	298	248
Loans charged-off	(93)	(25)	(216)	(97)
Recoveries	9	1	15	1
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	489	337	489	337
Other consumer
Allowance for loan losses rollforward
Allowance for loan losses at beginning year	331	161	143	124
Provision for loan and lease losses	107	(11)	272	4
Loans charged-off	(99)	(82)	(238)	(242)
Recoveries	61	94	223	276
Allowance for loan losses at end of year	$ 400	$ 162	$ 400	$ 162