LOANS RECEIVABLE AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Troubled Debt Restructuring) (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) contract	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Commitments to advance funds related to TDRs, maximum additional amounts	$ 1,200,000		$ 0
Number of Contracts \| contract	2	1
Pre-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,796,000	$ 1,090,000
Post-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,796,000	$ 1,090,000
Commercial real estate - investment properties
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract		1
Pre-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 1,090,000
Post-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 1,090,000
Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	2
Pre-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,796,000
Post-modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,796,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118936363&loc=SL6953676-111524

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