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STOCK OWNERSHIP AND COMPENSATION PLANS (Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |
Amended company match percentage of employee contributions | 5.00% |
Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan [Member] |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |
SDCP salary deferral | 50.00% |
SDCP variable incentive compensation deferral | 95.00% |
SDCP accrual | $ 49,000 | $ 49,000
Funds in a trust pertaining to all participant deferrals and company matching amounts related to the SDCP | $ 49,000 | 49,000
Amended company match percentage of employee contributions | 5.00% |
SDCP II [Member] |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items] |  |
SDCP accrual | $ 36,000 | 36,000
SDCP salary deferral monetary | $ 20 |
Amended company match percentage of employee contributions | 25.00% |
Deferred compensation arrangement with individual, employer contribution | $ 5 |
SDCP II vesting period | 4 years |
SDCP II graded vesting percentage | 25.00% |
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies | $ 29,000 | $ 30,000

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- Definition Monetary amount of salary deferral under the Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan. This plan is anon-qualified plans that provides for certain management and highly compensated employees to defer up to this percentage or monetary amount of their annual salary in excess of their defined contribution plan limits. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Fair value portion of the amount that could be realized under a life insurance contract or contracts owned by the entity, commonly known as corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) or bank-owned life insurance (BOLI). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Surrender Value -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507153 + Details
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