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Related Party Transaction, Securities Purchase Agreement, Aggregate Purchase Price

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Related Party Transaction, Securities Purchase Agreement, Common Stock Issuable

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Related Party Transaction, Securities Purchase Agreement, Price Per Share Issuable

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Tier One Risk Based Capital to Risk Weighted Assets, Calculated To Include Future Events

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The carrying amount of a life insurance policy on an officer, executive or employee for which the reporting entity (a bank) is entitled to proceeds from the policy upon death of the insured or surrender of the insurance policy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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The change in cash surrender or contract value during the period which adjusted the amount of premiums paid in determining the expense or income recognized under the contract for the period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 325
-SubTopic 30
-Section 35
-Paragraph 2
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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Transactions with Patriot Affiliates (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Sep. 15, 2015	Jul. 14, 2015	Apr. 06, 2015	Oct. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 10, 2014	Nov. 07, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Increase is bank-owned life insurance	$ 30,000	$ 50,000
Bank-owned life insurance					$ 100,734	$ 100,171
Tier 1 risk based capital including future event						12.20%
Expenses from transactions with related parties			$ 263
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price				$ 20,000
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Equity Support Payment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related parties				538
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related parties				$ 100
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Voting Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)						3,100,564	3,100,564	3,100,564
Ownership percentage						8.20%		9.30%
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Voting Common Stock \| Voting Common Stock Option One
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issuable				1,076,000
Price per share issuable				$ 9.78
Greater Than 5% Shareholder, Patriot \| Voting Common Stock \| Voting Common Stock Option Two
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issuable				824,000
Price per share issuable				$ 11.55