Financing Receivable, Minimum Percent Required To Be Reviewed.

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Financing Receivable, Threshold Balance Which Requires Quarterly Reviews.

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Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Losses, Threshold For Individually Evaluating Of Impairment.

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Individual loan balance is classified as nonaccrual status or troubled debt restructure.

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Loans past due as to maturity.

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Amount of expense related loan transactions, lease transactions, credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions, and other loss based on assessment of uncollectability from the counterparty to reduce the account to their net realizable value.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Individual loan balance is classified as nonaccrual status or troubled debt restructure	$ 100,000								$ 100,000
Loans past due as to maturity, days									90 days
Provision (credit) for loan losses	(375,000)				1,000,000		(150,000)	250,000	(375,000)	1,100,000	775,000
Pass [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Minimum individual loan balance requiring quarterly review	1,000,000								1,000,000
Special Mention [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Minimum individual loan balance requiring quarterly review	250,000								250,000
Doubtful [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Minimum individual loan balance requiring quarterly review	100,000								100,000
Commercial [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Provision (credit) for loan losses									(449,000)	(218,000)	(438,000)
Threshold for individually evaluating loans	250,000								250,000
Commercial [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Minimum percent of portfolio to be reviewed									50.00%
Commercial [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Minimum percent of portfolio to be reviewed									55.00%
Commercial loans secured by real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Provision (credit) for loan losses									506,000	1,615,000	1,053,000
Real estate-mortgage [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Provision (credit) for loan losses									(301,000)	(8,000)	(365,000)
Consumer [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Provision (credit) for loan losses									$ (151,000)	$ (70,000)	$ (129,000)