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INVESTMENTS (DETAILS 11) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Value of reverse repurchase agreements	$ 0	$ 30,000,000
Minimum required collateral for reverse repurchase agreements, expressed as a percentage of loan principal	102.00%

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Minimum value of securities received as collateral against securities purchased under agreement to resell, expressed as a percentage of loan principal.

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The carrying value of securities purchased to be resold in reverse repurchase transactions as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(m)(2)(i))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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