DEPOSITS (Schedule of Interest Expense on Deposits) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
DEPOSITS [Abstract]
Interest bearing demand	$ 116	$ 153	$ 176
Savings	181	256	397
Money market	895	1,063	1,622
Certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more	435	637	834
Other time	4,875	6,226	7,916
Total interest expense	$ 6,502	$ 8,335	$ 10,945

Interest Expense, Domestic Deposit Liabilities, Time Deposits $100,000 Or More.

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Aggregate amount of interest expense on all deposits.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

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-Section 04

-Paragraph 6

-Article 9

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-Name Federal Regulation (FR)

-Number Title 12

-Section 563c.102

-Paragraph 6

-Chapter V

-Subsection II

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Amount of interest expense on domestic demand deposit liabilities.

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Amount of interest expense on domestic savings deposit liabilities.

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