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LOANS - Modifications by Class (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) modification	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) modification	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) modification
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of modifications (modification) | modification	17	14	17
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 17,765	$ 19,047	$ 10,515
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 17,765	$ 17,607	$ 10,513
Commercial loans | Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of modifications (modification) | modification		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 123
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 123
Commercial loans | Single and multi-family
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of modifications (modification) | modification	5	2	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 437	$ 307	$ 623
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 437	$ 307	$ 623
Commercial loans | Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of modifications (modification) | modification	5	4	10
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 16,651	$ 8,577	$ 9,190
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 16,651	$ 7,274	$ 9,190
Commercial and industrial | Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of modifications (modification) | modification	4	6
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 555	$ 9,041
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 555	$ 8,904
Residential | Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of modifications (modification) | modification			1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 102
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 102
Residential | 1-4 family
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of modifications (modification) | modification	2		5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 5		$ 600
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 5		$ 598
Consumer | Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of modifications (modification) | modification		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 999
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 999
Consumer | Home equity
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of modifications (modification) | modification	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 117
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 117

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