REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Net profits period for accessing dividends declarable	2 years
Declarable dividends without prior approval for next fiscal year	$ 15,200
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):
Actual	145,269	$ 139,049
Minimal Capital Adequacy	95,748	90,704
Capital Required For Capital Adequacy With Capital Buffer	103,229
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):
Actual	130,911	124,787
Minimal Capital Adequacy	71,811	68,028
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy with Capital Buffer	79,292
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):
Actual	130,911	124,787
Minimal Capital Adequacy	53,858	51,021
Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy with Capital Buffer	61,339
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets):
Actual	130,911	124,787
Minimal Capital Adequacy	$ 67,031	$ 63,772
Risk Based Ratios [Abstract]
Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	12.14%	12.26%
Capital Required To Be Adequately Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy with Capital Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets	8.625%
Tier One Risk Based Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	10.94%	11.01%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required To Be Adequately Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	6.00%	6.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy With Capital Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets	6.625%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	10.94%	11.01%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Required to be Adequately Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	4.50%	4.50%
Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Requirement for Capital Adequacy with Capital Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets	5.125%
Leverage Ratios [Abstract]
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets (in hundredths)	7.81%	7.83%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required To Be Adequately Capitalized to Average Assets (in hundredths)	4.00%	4.00%
Bank
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):
Actual	$ 140,020	$ 135,058
Minimal Capital Adequacy	95,640	90,548
Capital Required For Capital Adequacy With Capital Buffer	103,112
To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions	119,550	113,185
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):
Actual	125,736	120,881
Minimal Capital Adequacy	71,730	67,911
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy with Capital Buffer	79,202
To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions	95,640	90,548
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets):
Actual	125,736	120,881
Minimal Capital Adequacy	53,798	50,933
Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy with Capital Buffer	61,270
To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions	77,708
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets):
Actual	125,736	120,881
Minimal Capital Adequacy	66,919	63,701
To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions	$ 83,649	$ 79,626
Risk Based Ratios [Abstract]
Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	11.71%	11.93%
Capital Required To Be Adequately Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy with Capital Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets	8.625%
Capital Required To Be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	10.00%	10.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	10.52%	10.68%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required To Be Adequately Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	6.00%	6.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy With Capital Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets	6.625%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required To Be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets	10.52%	10.68%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Required to be Adequately Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	4.50%	4.50%
Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Requirement for Capital Adequacy with Capital Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets	5.125%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	6.50%
Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital To Be Well Capitalized		$ 73,571
Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Requirement to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets		6.50%
Leverage Ratios [Abstract]
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets (in hundredths)	7.52%	7.59%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required To Be Adequately Capitalized to Average Assets (in hundredths)	4.00%	4.00%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required To Be Well Capitalized to Average Assets (in hundredths)	5.00%	5.00%

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