FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	$ 2,376	$ 4,507
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	737	625
Fair value	1,639	3,882
Commercial & Industrial
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	1,819	493
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	593	146
Fair value	1,226	347
Farmland
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	211	3,035
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	44	268
Fair value	167	2,767
Non Farm, Non Residential
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Agriculture
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	346	537
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	100	205
Fair value	246	332
All Other Commercial
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
First Liens
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	442
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	6
Fair value	0	436
Home Equity
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Junior Liens
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Multifamily
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
All Other Residential
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Motor Vehicle
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
All Other Consumer
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	$ 0	$ 0

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