LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES, ALLOWANCES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for loan losses, by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance:	$ 12,776	$ 10,433	$ 9,659
Reclassification of acquired loan discount			124
Charge Offs	(4,278)	(1,493)	(1,273)
Recoveries	1,207	1,081	1,095
Net recoveries (charge offs)	(3,071)	(412)	(178)
Provision	3,981us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	2,755us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	828us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Ending balance	13,686	12,776	10,433
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans [Abstract]
Individually evaluated for impairment	1,235	1,046
Collectively evaluated for impairment	12,357	10,340
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	94	1,390
Total ending allowance balance	13,686	12,776
Loans [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	15,904	13,897
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,105,819	974,870
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	2,631	9,696
Total	1,124,354us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet	998,463us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
Commercial and Agricultural [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance:	1,979	1,708	3,143
Reclassification of acquired loan discount			74
Charge Offs	(444)	(186)	(181)
Recoveries	385	537	802
Net recoveries (charge offs)	(59)	351	621
Provision	(460)	(80)	(2,130)
Ending balance	1,460	1,979	1,708
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans [Abstract]
Individually evaluated for impairment	89	576
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,335	1,403
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	36	0
Total ending allowance balance	1,460	1,979
Loans [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,452	2,946
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	164,748	142,108
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	620	678
Total	166,820	145,732
Commercial Mortgages [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance:	6,243	4,428	2,570
Reclassification of acquired loan discount			50
Charge Offs	(2,229)	(44)	(335)
Recoveries	156	98	55
Net recoveries (charge offs)	(2,073)	54	(280)
Provision	2,156	1,761	2,088
Ending balance	6,326	6,243	4,428
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans [Abstract]
Individually evaluated for impairment	1,145	466
Collectively evaluated for impairment	5,145	4,407
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	36	1,370
Total ending allowance balance	6,326	6,243
Loans [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	13,712	10,703
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	438,246	354,636
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	1,761	8,757
Total	453,719	374,096
Residential Mortgages [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance:	1,517	1,565	1,310
Reclassification of acquired loan discount			0
Charge Offs	(97)	(124)	(83)
Recoveries	32	65	0
Net recoveries (charge offs)	(65)	(59)	(83)
Provision	120	11	338
Ending balance	1,572	1,517	1,565
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans [Abstract]
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,550	1,497
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	22	20
Total ending allowance balance	1,572	1,517
Loans [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	254	117
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	196,783	196,147
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	250	261
Total	197,287	196,525
Consumer Loans [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance:	3,037	2,706	2,193
Reclassification of acquired loan discount			0
Charge Offs	(1,508)	(1,139)	(674)
Recoveries	634	381	238
Net recoveries (charge offs)	(874)	(758)	(436)
Provision	2,165	1,089	949
Ending balance	4,328	3,037	2,706
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans [Abstract]
Individually evaluated for impairment	1	4
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,327	3,033
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0	0
Total ending allowance balance	4,328	3,037
Loans [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	486	131
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	306,042	281,979
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	0	0
Total	306,528	282,110
Unallocated [Member]
Allowance for loan losses, by portfolio segment [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance:	0	26	443
Reclassification of acquired loan discount			0
Charge Offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Net recoveries (charge offs)	0	0	0
Provision	0	(26)	(417)
Ending balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 26

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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