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LOANS (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
LOANS (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	$ 14,021		$ 14,021		$ 3,287
With an allowance recorded	1,304		1,304		65
Total impaired loans	15,325		15,325		3,353
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	14,337		14,337		3,558
With an allowance recorded	1,304		1,304		66
Total impaired loans	15,641		15,641		3,624
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded	544		544		1
Total impaired loans	544		544		1
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	11,932	$ 3,808	7,554	$ 3,242
With an allowance recorded	463	138	232	102
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	12,395	3,946	7,786	3,344
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	163	29	275	57
With an allowance recorded		2	1	4
Total impaired loans	163	31	276	61
Commercial real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Owner occupied
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	297		297		326
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	297		297		326
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	521		521		538
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	521		521		538
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	302	360	309	368
With an allowance recorded
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	302	360	309	368
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	3	3	5	5
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	3	3	5	5
Commercial real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Non-owner occupied
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	8,930		8,930		1,213
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	8,930		8,930		1,213
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	8,930		8,930		1,213
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	8,930		8,930		1,213
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	8,944	1,232	5,075	1,236
With an allowance recorded
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	8,944	1,232	5,075	1,236
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	101	18	198	37
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	101	18	198	37
Residential real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Residential mortgage
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	698		698		520
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	698		698		520
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	799		799		558
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	799		799		558
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	535	558	498	378
With an allowance recorded
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	535	558	498	378
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans
Residential real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Home equity
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	260		260		264
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	260		260		264
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	236		236		285
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	236		236		285
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	260	884	261	674
With an allowance recorded
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	260	884	261	674
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	3		3
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	3		3
Commercial and Industrial \| Secured
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	3,379		3,379		556
With an allowance recorded	1,216		1,216
Total impaired loans	4,595		4,595		556
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	3,379		3,379		556
With an allowance recorded	1,216		1,216
Total impaired loans	4,595		4,595		556
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded	456		456
Total impaired loans	456		456
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	1,491	196	1,015	163
With an allowance recorded	405		203
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	1,896	196	1,218	163
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	53	3	61	6
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	53	3	61	6
Commercial and Industrial \| Unsecured
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	457		457		408
With an allowance recorded	88		88		66
Total impaired loans	545		545		474
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	472		472		408
With an allowance recorded	88		88		66
Total impaired loans	560		560		474
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded	88		88		1
Total impaired loans	88		88		$ 1
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	400	578	396	423
With an allowance recorded	58	138	29	102
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	458	716	425	525
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	3	5	8	9
With an allowance recorded		2	1	4
Total impaired loans	$ 3	$ 7	$ 9	$ 13