LOANS AND LEASES (Details 4) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Aging Analysis of Accruing and Non-Accruing Loans and Leases
30 - 59 Days Past Due	$ 4,829,000	$ 5,069,000
60 - 89 Days Past Due	881,000	2,097,000
Accruing Loans Greater than 90 Days Past Due	77,000	15,000
Nonaccrual Loans	39,087,000	41,588,000
Total Past Due	44,874,000	48,769,000
Loans and Leases Not Past Due	2,887,324,000	2,581,832,000
Total loans and leases	2,932,198,000	2,630,601,000
Interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans, including loans held for sale	400,000	400,000	700,000
Additional interest income that would have been recognized, had nonaccrual loans been accruing interest throughout	4,000,000	4,900,000	10,100,000
Interest income collected and recognized on charged-off loans	200,000	2,500,000	800,000
Commercial, financial & agricultural
Aging Analysis of Accruing and Non-Accruing Loans and Leases
30 - 59 Days Past Due	183,000	50,000
60 - 89 Days Past Due	85,000
Nonaccrual Loans	13,007,000	3,533,000
Total Past Due	13,275,000	3,583,000
Loans and Leases Not Past Due	450,488,000	395,133,000
Total loans and leases	463,763,000	398,716,000
Real estate, construction
Aging Analysis of Accruing and Non-Accruing Loans and Leases
60 - 89 Days Past Due		120,000
Nonaccrual Loans	310,000	4,015,000
Total Past Due	310,000	4,135,000
Loans and Leases Not Past Due	114,244,000	71,481,000
Total loans and leases	114,554,000	75,616,000
Real estate, Mortgage - residential
Aging Analysis of Accruing and Non-Accruing Loans and Leases
30 - 59 Days Past Due	3,078,000	3,898,000
60 - 89 Days Past Due	379,000	1,885,000
Nonaccrual Loans	13,048,000	20,271,000
Total Past Due	16,505,000	26,054,000
Loans and Leases Not Past Due	1,265,819,000	1,110,519,000
Total loans and leases	1,282,324,000	1,136,573,000
Real estate, Mortgage - commercial
Aging Analysis of Accruing and Non-Accruing Loans and Leases
30 - 59 Days Past Due	68,000	544,000
Nonaccrual Loans	12,722,000	13,769,000
Total Past Due	12,790,000	14,313,000
Loans and Leases Not Past Due	690,483,000	688,454,000
Total loans and leases	703,273,000	702,767,000
Consumer
Aging Analysis of Accruing and Non-Accruing Loans and Leases
30 - 59 Days Past Due	1,500,000	577,000
60 - 89 Days Past Due	417,000	92,000
Accruing Loans Greater than 90 Days Past Due	77,000
Total Past Due	1,994,000	669,000
Loans and Leases Not Past Due	363,150,000	310,019,000
Total loans and leases	365,144,000	310,688,000
Leases
Aging Analysis of Accruing and Non-Accruing Loans and Leases
Accruing Loans Greater than 90 Days Past Due		15,000
Total Past Due		15,000
Loans and Leases Not Past Due	3,140,000	6,226,000
Total loans and leases	$ 3,140,000	$ 6,241,000

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Financing receivables that are less than 60 days past due but more than 29 days past due.

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The amount of interest income on impaired and nonperforming loans that is due to the change in present value attributable to the passage of time.

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