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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Credit Quality Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | $ 1,171,503 | $ 1,124,354 |  |
Deteriorated Loans Transferred in [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Contractually required principal and interest, beginning of period | 3,621 | 11,230 | $ 16,896 |
Contractually required principal and interest, income accretion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contractually required principal and interest, all other adjustments | (709) | (7,609) | (5,666) |
Contractually required principal and interest, end of period | 2,912 | 3,621 | 11,230 |
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (nonaccretable discount), beginning of period | (570) | (543) | (3,656) |
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (nonaccretable discount), income accretion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (nonaccretable discount), all other adjustments | 64 | (27) | 3,113 |
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (nonaccretable discount), end of period | (506) | (570) | (543) |
Cash flows expected to be collected | 2,406 | 3,051 | 10,687 | $ 13,240
Cash flows expected to be collected, income accretion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash flows expected to be collected, all other adjustments | (645) | (7,636) | (2,553) |
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable yield), beginning of period | (420) | (991) | (2,529) |
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable yield), income accretion | 174 | 515 | 1,163 |
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable yield), all other adjustments | (65) | 56 | 375 |
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable yield, end of period | (311) | (420) | (991) |
Recorded Investment in loans acquired with deteriorating credit quality | 2,095 | 2,631 | 9,696 | $ 10,711
Recorded Investment in loans acquired with deteriorating credit quality, income accretion | 174 | 515 | 1,163 |
Recorded Investment in loans acquired with deteriorating credit quality, all other adjustments | (710) | (7,580) | (2,178) |
Increase in allowance for loan losses for loans acquired | 41 | 917 | 640 |
Writedowns on OREO | 86 | 154 | $ 33 |
Residential mortgages |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 196,236 | 197,287 |  |
Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 18,682 | 20,066 |  |
Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,482 | 1,654 |  |
Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 101,977 | 99,591 |  |
Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 151,726 | 185,217 |  |
Not Rated |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 464,769 | 499,137 |  |
Pass |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 665,828 | 576,136 |  |
Special Mention |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 12,496 | 27,858 |  |
Substandard |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 22,102 | 18,150 |  |
Doubtful |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 4,213 | 442 |  |
Performing | Residential mortgages |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 192,626 | 193,672 |  |
Performing | Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 18,639 | 20,036 |  |
Performing | Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,482 | 1,654 |  |
Performing | Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 101,219 | 99,076 |  |
Performing | Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 151,184 | 184,892 |  |
Non-Performing | Residential mortgages |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 3,610 | 3,615 |  |
Non-Performing | Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 43 | 30 |  |
Non-Performing | Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Non-Performing | Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 758 | 515 |  |
Non-Performing | Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 542 | 325 |  |
Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 273,867 | 306,528 |  |
Consumer Loans | Direct Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 18,682 | 20,066 |  |
Consumer Loans | Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,482 | 1,654 |  |
Consumer Loans | Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 101,977 | 99,591 |  |
Consumer Loans | Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 151,726 | 185,217 |  |
Consumer Loans | Not Rated | Direct Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 18,639 | 20,045 |  |
Consumer Loans | Not Rated | Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,482 | 1,654 |  |
Consumer Loans | Not Rated | Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 101,219 | 99,076 |  |
Consumer Loans | Not Rated | Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 151,184 | 184,940 |  |
Consumer Loans | Pass | Direct Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Pass | Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Pass | Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Pass | Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Special Mention | Direct Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Special Mention | Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Special Mention | Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Special Mention | Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Substandard | Direct Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 43 | 21 |  |
Consumer Loans | Substandard | Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Substandard | Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 758 | 515 |  |
Consumer Loans | Substandard | Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 542 | 277 |  |
Consumer Loans | Doubtful | Direct Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Doubtful | Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Doubtful | Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Consumer Loans | Doubtful | Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Commercial mortgages: |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 507,700 | 453,719 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Construction Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 41,231 | 54,967 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Commercial Mortgages Other Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 466,469 | 398,752 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Not Rated | Construction Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Not Rated | Commercial Mortgages Other Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Pass | Construction Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 40,881 | 51,525 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Pass | Commercial Mortgages Other Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 437,549 | 365,448 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Special Mention | Construction Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 287 | 3,292 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Special Mention | Commercial Mortgages Other Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 8,437 | 20,871 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Substandard | Construction Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 63 | 150 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Substandard | Commercial Mortgages Other Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 14,454 | 10,266 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Doubtful | Construction Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Commercial mortgages: | Doubtful | Commercial Mortgages Other Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 4,204 | 406 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 193,700 | 166,820 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Commercial and industrial |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 192,661 | 165,797 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Agricultural |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,039 | 1,023 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Not Rated | Commercial and industrial |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Not Rated | Agricultural |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Pass | Commercial and industrial |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 186,359 | 158,140 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Pass | Agricultural |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,039 | 1,023 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Special Mention | Commercial and industrial |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 3,772 | 3,695 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Special Mention | Agricultural |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Substandard | Commercial and industrial |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 2,521 | 3,306 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Substandard | Agricultural |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Doubtful | Commercial and industrial |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 9 | 36 |  |
Commercial, and Agricultural | Doubtful | Agricultural |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Residential mortgages |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 196,236 | 197,287 |  |
Residential mortgages | Not Rated |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 192,245 | 193,422 |  |
Residential mortgages | Pass |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Residential mortgages | Special Mention |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Residential mortgages | Substandard |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 3,721 | 3,615 |  |
Residential mortgages | Doubtful |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 2,095 | 2,631 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Consumer Loans | Direct Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Consumer Loans | Credit cards |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Consumer Loans | Home equity lines and loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Consumer Loans | Indirect Consumer Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Commercial mortgages: |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,825 | 1,761 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Commercial mortgages: | Construction Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Commercial mortgages: | Commercial Mortgages Other Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 1,825 | 1,761 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Commercial, and Agricultural |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 620 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Commercial, and Agricultural | Commercial and industrial |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 620 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Commercial, and Agricultural | Agricultural |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | Residential mortgages |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans | $ 270 | $ 250 |  |

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