LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - PORTFOLIO CLASS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	$ 4,609	$ 4,616
Collectively evaluated for impairment	37,461	27,995
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	292	309
Total ending allowance for loan losses	42,362	32,920	$ 31,475	$ 27,491
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	46,660	48,856
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,654,005	3,751,648
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	2,310	3,828
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	7,401	6,446
Carrying value of loans	3,710,376	3,810,778
Core Banking Activities
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	4,609	4,616
Collectively evaluated for impairment	23,089	23,003
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	292	309
Total ending allowance for loan losses	27,990	27,928	26,006	25,792
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	46,660	48,856
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,611,298	3,712,701
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	2,310	3,828
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	7,401	6,446
Carrying value of loans	3,667,669	3,771,831
Core Banking Activities \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	3,250	3,203
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,671	3,797
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	150	158
Total ending allowance for loan losses	7,071	7,158	8,049	8,301
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	30,924	31,908
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	936,796	965,755
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	1,799	2,297
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	186	188
Carrying value of loans	969,705	1,000,148
Core Banking Activities \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied - Correspondent
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	353	373
Total ending allowance for loan losses	353	373	607	623
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	141,375	149,028
Carrying value of loans	141,375	149,028
Core Banking Activities \| Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	62	65
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,129	1,067
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	7	7
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,198	1,139	1,095	1,052
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	1,632	1,601
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	162,592	154,481
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	265	268
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	253	255
Carrying value of loans	164,742	156,605
Core Banking Activities \| Commercial Real Estate
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	447	532
Collectively evaluated for impairment	7,414	7,501
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	37	45
Total ending allowance for loan losses	7,898	8,078	7,678	7,672
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	10,711	11,769
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,031,487	1,041,678
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	148	1,164
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	6,847	5,885
Carrying value of loans	1,049,193	1,060,496
Core Banking Activities \| Construction & land development
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	110	120
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,123	1,730
Total ending allowance for loan losses	2,233	1,850	1,348	1,303
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	872	882
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	129,894	118,768
Carrying value of loans	130,766	119,650
Core Banking Activities \| Commercial & Industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	152	227
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,336	1,284
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,488	1,511	1,384	1,455
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	207	686
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	270,422	258,317
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	23	23
Carrying value of loans	270,652	259,026
Core Banking Activities \| Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	145	136
Total ending allowance for loan losses	145	136	97	89
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,853	13,614
Carrying value of loans	13,853	13,614
Core Banking Activities \| Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,238	1,464
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,238	1,464	985	967
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	495,165	585,439
Carrying value of loans	495,165	585,439
Core Banking Activities \| Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	529	433
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,204	3,225
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	98	99
Total ending allowance for loan losses	3,831	3,757	3,054	2,996
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	2,185	1,929
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	339,237	339,163
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	98	99
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	91	94
Carrying value of loans	341,611	341,285
Core Banking Activities \| Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	506	490
Total ending allowance for loan losses	506	490	466	448
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	14,644	13,414
Carrying value of loans	14,644	13,414
Core Banking Activities \| Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	641	675
Total ending allowance for loan losses	641	675	450	351
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	786	803
Carrying value of loans	786	803
Core Banking Activities \| Consumer: Automobile loan
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	563	526
Total ending allowance for loan losses	563	526	145	56
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	55,962	52,579
Carrying value of loans	55,962	52,579
Core Banking Activities \| Other consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	59	36
Collectively evaluated for impairment	766	735
Total ending allowance for loan losses	825	771	648	479
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	129	81
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	19,085	19,662
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	1	1
Carrying value of loans	19,215	19,744
Republic Processing Group
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	14,372	4,992
Total ending allowance for loan losses	14,372	4,992
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	42,707	38,947
Carrying value of loans	42,707	38,947
Republic Processing Group \| Commercial & Industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment		25
Total ending allowance for loan losses		25
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	14	6,695
Carrying value of loans	14	6,695
Easy Advances \| Republic Processing Group
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	7,741
Total ending allowance for loan losses	7,741		3,169
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	10,672
Carrying value of loans	10,672
Republic Credit Solutions
Allowance for loans losses
Total ending allowance for loan losses	14,372	4,992	5,469	1,699
Republic Credit Solutions \| Republic Processing Group
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	6,631	4,967
Total ending allowance for loan losses	6,631	4,967	$ 2,300	$ 1,699
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	32,021	32,252
Carrying value of loans	$ 32,021	$ 32,252

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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