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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 Pending Litigation [Member] Proceeding | Sep. 30, 2014 Pending Litigation [Member] Objections to Final Settlement of Trust Account One [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Pending Litigation [Member] Objections to Final Settlement of Trust Account Two [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Commitments to make loans [Member] Fixed interest rate [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Commitments to make loans [Member] Fixed interest rate [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Commitments to make loans [Member] Variable interest rate [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Commitments to make loans [Member] Variable interest rate [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Unused line of credit [Member] Fixed interest rate [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Unused line of credit [Member] Fixed interest rate [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Unused line of credit [Member] Variable interest rate [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Unused line of credit [Member] Variable interest rate [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Standby letters of credit [Member] Fixed interest rate [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Standby letters of credit [Member] Fixed interest rate [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Standby letters of credit [Member] Variable interest rate [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Standby letters of credit [Member] Variable interest rate [Member]
Off-balance sheet risks [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Off-balance sheet contractual amounts of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,126,000 | $ 21,049,000 | $ 14,973,000 | $ 7,893,000 | $ 1,738,000 | $ 2,190,000 | $ 173,196,000 | $ 187,061,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 16,687,000 | $ 17,290,000
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of legal proceedings |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages and disallowed trustee's commissions claimed |  |  |  |  |  | 13,200,000 | 24,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original damages and disallowed trustee's commissions claimed |  |  |  |  |  | 9,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement | $ 4,250,000 | $ 0 | $ 4,250,000 | $ 0 | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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