FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Unobservable Inputs Non-recurring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
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Other real estate owned	$ 122	$ 90
Non-recurring \| Level 3
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Total	14,244	6,804
Non-recurring \| Fair value of collateral - appraised value \| Level 3
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Impaired loans	3,489	3,268
Other real estate owned	122	90
Non-recurring \| Discount cash flow \| Level 3
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Impaired loans	6,762	3,441
Capitalized servicing rights	3,871	5
Non-recurring \| Impaired loans \| Level 3
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Impaired loans	$ 10,251	$ 6,709
Non-recurring \| Impaired loans \| Minimum \| Fair value of collateral - appraised value \| Level 3
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Loss severity	0.00%	0.00%
Appraised value	$ 0	$ 0
Non-recurring \| Impaired loans \| Minimum \| Discount cash flow \| Level 3
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Discount rate	0.00%	3.25%
Cash flows	$ 0	$ 6
Non-recurring \| Impaired loans \| Maximum \| Fair value of collateral - appraised value \| Level 3
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Loss severity	63.00%	51.00%
Appraised value	$ 1,170	$ 1,732
Non-recurring \| Impaired loans \| Maximum \| Discount cash flow \| Level 3
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Discount rate	18.00%	18.25%
Cash flows	$ 1,046	$ 861
Non-recurring \| Capitalized servicing rights \| Level 3
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Capitalized servicing rights	$ 3,871	$ 5
Non-recurring \| Capitalized servicing rights \| Discount cash flow \| Level 3
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Discount rate	10.11%	7.55%
Constant prepayment rate (CPR)	12.42%	17.09%
Non-recurring \| Other real estate owned \| Level 3
Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs within Level 3
Other real estate owned	$ 122	$ 90
Non-recurring \| Other real estate owned \| Fair value of collateral - appraised value \| Level 3
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Appraised value	$ 122	$ 120

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