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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Debt securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Debt securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Debt securities Municipal bonds and obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Debt securities Municipal bonds and obligations	Sep. 30, 2014 Debt securities Government-guaranteed residential mortgage-backed securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Debt securities Government-guaranteed residential mortgage-backed securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Debt securities Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Debt securities Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Debt securities Corporate bonds	Dec. 31, 2013 Debt securities Corporate bonds	Sep. 30, 2014 Debt securities Trust preferred securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Debt securities Trust preferred securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Debt securities Other bonds and obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Debt securities Other bonds and obligations	Sep. 30, 2014 Marketable equity securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Marketable equity securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Level 1 Inputs	Dec. 31, 2013 Level 1 Inputs	Sep. 30, 2014 Level 2 Inputs	Dec. 31, 2013 Level 2 Inputs	Sep. 30, 2014 Level 3 Inputs	Dec. 31, 2013 Level 3 Inputs	Sep. 30, 2014 Level 3 Inputs Trust preferred securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis	Sep. 30, 2013 Recurring basis	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 1 Inputs	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 1 Inputs	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 1 Inputs Marketable equity securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 1 Inputs Marketable equity securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Municipal bonds and obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Municipal bonds and obligations	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Government-guaranteed residential mortgage-backed securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Government-guaranteed residential mortgage-backed securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Corporate bonds	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Corporate bonds	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Trust preferred securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Trust preferred securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Other bonds and obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Debt securities Other bonds and obligations	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Marketable equity securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 2 Inputs Marketable equity securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 3 Inputs	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 3 Inputs	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 3 Inputs Debt securities Trust preferred securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 3 Inputs Debt securities Trust preferred securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Level 3 Inputs Marketable equity securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Level 3 Inputs Marketable equity securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Total Fair Value	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Total Fair Value	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Municipal bonds and obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Municipal bonds and obligations	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Government-guaranteed residential mortgage-backed securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Government-guaranteed residential mortgage-backed securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Corporate bonds	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Corporate bonds	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Trust preferred securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Trust preferred securities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Other bonds and obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Debt securities Other bonds and obligations	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Marketable equity securities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring basis Total Fair Value Marketable equity securities
Assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Transfers between Level 1, 2, and 3																										$ 0	$ 0
Trading security	14,745	14,840																					14,745	14,840																								14,745	14,840					14,745	14,840
Available-for-sale securities	1,058,965	760,048	1,008,485	738,075	135,524	77,671	74,282	78,771	777,571	522,658	2,556	39,280	15,398	16,611	3,154	3,084	50,480	21,973	49,375	20,891	1,007,294	737,193	2,296	1,964	1,500					49,375	20,891			135,524	77,671	74,282	78,771	777,571	522,658	2,556	39,280	13,850	15,372	3,154	3,084	357	357			1,548	1,239	748	725			135,524	77,671	74,282	78,771	777,571	522,658	2,566	39,280	15,398	16,611	3,154	3,084	50,480	21,973
Loans held for sale																					29,091	15,840										29,091	15,840																					29,091	15,840
Derivative assets																				242	9,343	7,799	383	277					242			9,343	7,799															383	277					9,726	8,318
Derivative liabilities	$ 11,610	$ 13,877																	$ 103		$ 11,613	$ 11,964	$ (77)					$ 103				$ 11,613	$ 11,964															$ (77)						$ 11,639	$ 11,964

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