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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - TDR MODIFIED CLASS (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans with payment default	3	9	10	10
Recorded Investment with payment default	$ 189	$ 3,520	$ 3,521	$ 3,686
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans with payment default \| loan	1	6	4	7
Recorded Investment with payment default	$ 46	$ 3,386	$ 249	$ 3,552
Commercial Real Estate
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans with payment default \| loan			1
Recorded Investment with payment default			$ 553
Commercial & industrial
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans with payment default \| loan			2
Recorded Investment with payment default			$ 2,572
Home equity lines of credit
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans with payment default \| loan	2	1	3	1
Recorded Investment with payment default	$ 143	$ 74	$ 147	$ 74
Consumer
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans with payment default \| loan		2		2
Recorded Investment with payment default		$ 60		$ 60