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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Proceeding Party	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
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Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
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Number of parties \| Party		2
Amount of litigation settlement	12,100
Insurance proceeds	7,900
Commitments to Make Loans [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet contractual amounts of financial instruments	30,088	$ 30,088	$ 23,756
Commitments to Make Loans [Member] \| Variable Rate [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet contractual amounts of financial instruments	30,092	30,092	11,082
Unused Line of Credit [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet contractual amounts of financial instruments	1,657	1,657	812
Unused Line of Credit [Member] \| Variable Rate [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet contractual amounts of financial instruments	187,940	187,940	185,235
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] \| Fixed Rate [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet contractual amounts of financial instruments	0	0	0
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] \| Variable Rate [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet contractual amounts of financial instruments	$ 14,121	$ 14,121	$ 16,747