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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Non-recurring - Level 3 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Assets, fair value	$ 28,638	$ 18,569
Impaired loans
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Assets, fair value	17,761	11,657
Capitalized servicing rights
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Assets, fair value	10,726	5,187
Other real estate owned
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Assets, fair value	$ 151	$ 1,725

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258

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