Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF) 10-Q 11 May 15 2015 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA
Entity Central Index Key	730708
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	SBCF
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	33,136,152
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-15
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$65,097	$64,411
Interest bearing deposits with other banks	134,832	36,128
Total cash and cash equivalents	199,929	100,539
Securities:
Available for sale (at fair value)	730,232	741,375
Held for investment (fair value: $226,506 at March 31, 2015, and $208,788 at December 31, 2014)	223,061	207,904
Total securities	953,293	949,279
Loans held for sale	18,851	12,078
Loans	1,854,487	1,821,885
Less: Allowance for loan losses	-17,721	-17,071
NET LOANS	1,836,766	1,804,814
Bank premises and equipment, net	48,189	45,086
Other real estate owned	6,169	7,462
Goodwill	25,222	25,309
Other intangible assets	7,139	7,454
Bank owned life insurance	35,983	35,679
Other assets	100,415	105,635
TOTAL ASSETS	3,231,956	3,093,335
LIABILITIES
Deposits	2,609,825	2,416,534
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, maturing within 30 days	170,023	233,640
Borrowed funds	50,000	50,000
Subordinated debt	64,627	64,583
Other liabilities	15,637	15,927
Total liabilities	2,910,112	2,780,684
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 33,143,264 and outstanding 33,136,152 shares at March 31, 2015 and issued 33,143,202 and outstanding 33,136,592 shares at December 31, 2014	3,300	3,300
Other shareholders' equity	318,544	309,351
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	321,844	312,651
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$3,231,956	$3,093,335

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Held for investment fair value	$226,506	$208,788
Common stock, par value	$0.10	$0.10
Common stock, shares authorized	60,000,000	60,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	33,143,264	33,143,202
Common stock, shares outstanding	33,136,152	33,136,592

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Interest and fees on loans	$22,021	$13,798
Interest and dividends on securities	5,048	3,446
Interest on interest bearing deposits and other investments	249	268
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	27,318	17,512
Interest on deposits	748	601
Interest on borrowed money	860	690
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	1,608	1,291
NET INTEREST INCOME	25,710	16,221
Provision (recapture) for loan losses	433	-735
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	25,277	16,956
Noninterest income
Other income	7,308	5,558
Securities gains, net (includes net gains of $0 and $1 in other comprehensive income reclassifications for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively)	0	17
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME	7,308	5,575
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES	23,186	18,783
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	9,399	3,748
Provision for income taxes (includes $0 and $0 in income tax expense from reclassification items for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively)	3,540	1,449
NET INCOME	$5,859	$2,299
PER SHARE COMMON STOCK:
Net income diluted (in dollars per share)	$0.18	$0.09
Net income basic (in dollars per share)	$0.18	$0.09
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$0	$0
Average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	33,135,618	25,656,775
Average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	32,971,444	25,489,630

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income	$0	$1
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Tax	$0	$0

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
NET INCOME	$5,859	$2,299
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains on transfer of securities held for investment into securities available for sale	4,650	4,306
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income	0	1
Provision for income taxes	-1,795	-1,663
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$8,714	$4,943

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Interest received	$27,183	$17,935
Fees and commissions received	6,638	5,234
Interest paid	-1,748	-1,302
Cash paid to suppliers and employees	-21,870	-19,469
Origination of loans held for sale	-42,112	-35,048
Proceeds from loans held for sale	35,339	37,842
Net change in other assets	-455	638
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,975	5,830
Cash flows from investing activities
Maturity of securities available for sale	28,046	23,586
Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale	0	4,061
Purchase of securities available for sale	-13,769	-41,058
Purchase of securities held for investment	-24,366	0
Net new loans and principal repayments	-31,542	-9,172
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned	1,827	1,379
Proceeds from sale of Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock	3,725	567
Additions to bank premises and equipment	-3,919	-1,298
Maturity of securities held for investment	9,176	0
Purchase of FHLB and Federal Reserve Stock	-2,466	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-33,288	-21,935
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase in deposits	193,291	13,750
Net increase (decrease) in federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements	-63,617	4,826
Issuance of common stock, net of related expense	0	24,641
Stock based employee benefit plans	30	42
Dividends paid	0	0
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	129,704	43,259
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	99,391	27,154
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	100,539	191,624
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	199,929	218,778
Reconciliation of net income to cash provided by operating activities
NET INCOME	5,859	2,299
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	816	757
Amortization of premiums and discounts on securities, net	959	501
Other amortization and accretion, net	-929	266
Change in loans held for sale, net	-6,773	2,794
Provision (recapture) for loan losses	433	-735
Gain on sale of securities	0	-17
Gain on sale of loans	-749	-415
Losses on sale and write-downs of other real estate owned	81	53
Losses on disposition of fixed assets	-1	-12
Change in interest receivable	150	-148
Change in interest payable	-184	-10
Change in prepaid expenses	-171	-236
Change in accrued taxes	3,804	1,643
Change in other assets	-455	638
Change in other liabilities	135	-1,548
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,975	5,830
Supplemental disclosure of non cash investing activities:
Fair value adjustment to securities	4,650	4,307
Transfer from loans to other real estate owned	649	923
Matured securities recorded as a receivable	$691	$492

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	NOTE A — BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U. S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015 or any other period. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements required the use of certain estimates by management in determining the Company’s assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
	Specific areas, among others, requiring the application of management’s estimates include determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of investment securities available for sale, fair value of impaired loans, contingent liabilities, fair value of other real estate owned, and the valuation of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

RECENTLY_ISSUED_ACCOUNTING_STA

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, Not adopted as of March 31, 2015	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, Not adopted as of March 31, 2015 [Text Block]	NOTE B — RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, Not adopted as of March 31, 2015
	In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02. The amendments in this update modify the requirements of consolidation with respect to entities that are or are similar in nature to limited partnerships or are variable interest entities (VIEs). For entities that are or are similar to limited partnerships, the guidance clarifies the evaluation of kick-out rights, removes the presumption that the general partner will consolidate and generally states that such entities will be presumed to be VIEs unless proven otherwise. For VIEs, the guidance modifies the analysis related to the evaluation of servicing fees, excludes servicing fees that are deemed commensurate with the level of service required from the determination of the primary beneficiary and clarifies certain considerations related to the consolidation analysis when performing a related party assessment. The amendments are effective for us on January 1, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The amendments can be applied either through a full retrospective application or on a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative effect adjustment on the date of initial adoption. Management is assessing the impact of the adoption of this guidance.
	In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03. The amendments in this update require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. Currently debt issuance costs are presented as a deferred charge and are therefore presented as an asset. The recognition and measurement requirements will not change as a result of this guidance. The amendments are effective for us on January 1, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The amendments must be applied with retrospective application, with each balance sheet period presented showing the impacts of applying the guidance. The guidance is not expected to have a material impact to our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

BASIC_AND_DILUTED_EARNINGS_LOS

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	NOTE C — BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
	For each of the periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, options and warrants to purchase 283,000 and 302,000 shares, respectively, were antidilutive and accordingly were excluded in determining diluted earnings per share.
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2015		2014
	Basic:
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	5,859	$	2,299
	Average basic shares outstanding		32,971,444		25,489,630
	Basic earnings per share	$	0.18	$	0.09
	Diluted:
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	5,859	$	2,299
	Average basic shares outstanding		32,971,444		25,489,630
	Restricted stock awards		164,174		167,145
	Average diluted shares outstanding		33,135,618		25,656,775
	Diluted earnings per share	$	0.18	$	0.09

SECURITIES

SECURITIES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Securities [Text Block]	NOTE D — SECURITIES
	The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:
		March 31, 2015
		Gross		Gross		Gross
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
	U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities	$	3,773	$	90	$	0	$	3,863
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		117,961		1,790		-260		119,491
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		334,248		2,086		-3,647		332,687
	Private mortgage backed securities		30,011		50		-221		29,840
	Private collateralized mortgage obligations		94,072		822		-1,007		93,887
	Collateralized loan obligations		127,416		13		-1,053		126,376
	Obligations of state and political subdivisions		23,241		850		-3		24,088
		$	730,722	$	5,701	$	-6,191	$	730,232
	SECURITIES HELD FOR INVESTMENT
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities	$	66,291	$	1,876	$	0	$	68,167
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		106,763		1,768		0		108,531
	Private collateralized mortgage obligations		8,708		0		-84		8,624
	Collateralized loan obligations		41,299		125		-240		41,184
		$	223,061	$	3,769	$	-324	$	226,506
		December 31, 2014
		Gross		Gross		Gross
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
	U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities	$	3,876	$	23	$	0	$	3,899
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		123,981		1,501		-423		125,059
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		352,483		1,075		-6,077		347,481
	Private mortgage backed securities		29,967		291		0		30,258
	Private collateralized mortgage obligations		85,175		688		-728		85,135
	Collateralized loan obligations		127,397		0		-2,172		125,225
	Obligations of state and political subdivisions		23,511		810		-3		24,318
		$	746,390	$	4,388	$	-9,403	$	741,375
	SECURITIES HELD FOR INVESTMENT
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities	$	67,535	$	812	$	0	$	68,347
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		114,541		695		-280		114,956
	Collateralized loan obligations		25,828		0		-343		25,485
		$	207,904	$	1,507	$	-623	$	208,788
	No sales of securities during the three month period ended March 31, 2015 were transacted. Proceeds from sales of securities during the three month period ended March 31, 2014 were $4,061,000 with gross gains of $17,000 and no gross losses. .
	On May 31, 2014 management identified $158.8 million of investment securities available for sale and transferred them into held for investment. The unrealized holding losses at the date of transfer totaled $3.1 million.
	The securities that were transferred into the held for investment category from the available for sale category, the unrealized holding losses at the date of the transfer will continue to be reported in other comprehensive income, and will be amortized over the remaining life of the security as an adjustment of yield in a manner consistent with the amortization of a discount. The amortization of unrealized holding losses reported in equity will offset the effect on interest income of the amortization of the discount.
	Securities at March 31, 2015 with a carrying and fair value of $131,753,000 and $131,769,000, respectively, at March 31, 2015 were pledged as collateral for United States Treasury deposits, and other public and trust deposits. Securities with a carrying value and fair value of $206,170,000 and $206,996,000, respectively, were pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements.
	The amortized cost and fair value of securities at March 31, 2015, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or repay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
		Held for Investment				Available for Sale
		Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	Due in less than one year	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0
	Due after one year through five years		4,838		4,750		637		638
	Due after five years through ten years		36,461		36,435		8,298		8,464
	Due after ten years		0		0		145,494		145,224
			41,299		41,185		154,429		154,326
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		66,291		68,167		117,961		119,491
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		106,763		108,530		334,248		332,687
	Private mortgage backed securities		0		0		30,011		29,840
	Private collateralized mortgage obligations		8,708		8,624		94,072		93,888
		$	223,061	$	226,506	$	730,721	$	730,232
	The estimated fair value of a security is determined based on market quotations when available or, if not available, by using quoted market prices for similar securities, pricing models or discounted cash flows analyses, using observable market data where available. The tables below indicate the amount of securities with unrealized losses and period of time for which these losses were outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
		March 31, 2015
		Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	(Dollars in thousands)	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
	Mortgage-backed securties of U.S. Governement Sponsored Entities	$	50,484	$	-131	$	9,963	$	-129	$	60,447	$	-260
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		40,219		-206		156,937		-3,441		197,156		-3,647
Private mortage backed securities		14,336		-221		0		0		14,336		-221
Private collaterlized mortgage obligations		47,173		-856		14,311		-235		61,484		-1,091
Collateralized loan obligations		103,128		-868		24,494		-424		127,622		-1,292
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		1,760		-3		0		0		1,760		-3
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	257,100	$	-2,285	$	205,705	$	-4,229	$	462,805	$	-6,514
	December 31, 2014
	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
(Dollars in thousands)	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Governement Sponsored Entities	$	100	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	100	$	0
Mortgage-backed securties of U.S. Governement Sponsored Entities		36,890		-153		21,640		-271		58,530		-424
Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		100,148		-833		170,400		-5,523		270,548		-6,356
Private collaterlized mortgage obligations		61,554		-914		10,091		-157		71,645		-1,071
Collateralized loan obligations		100,714		-1,769		24,511		-403		125,225		-2,172
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		1,734		-3		0		0		1,734		-3
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	301,140	$	-3,672	$	226,642	$	-6,354	$	527,782	$	-10,026
At March 31, 2015, approximately $1.3 million of the unrealized losses pertain to private label securities secured by collateral originated in 2005 and prior. Their fair value is $75.8 million and is attributable to a combination of factors, including relative changes in interest rates since the time of purchase. The collateral underlying these mortgage investments are 30- and 15-year fixed and 10/1 adjustable rate mortgage loans with low loan to values, subordination and historically have had minimal foreclosures and losses. Based on its assessment of these factors, management believes that the unrealized losses on these debt security holdings are a function of changes in investment spreads and interest rate movements and not changes in credit quality. Management expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.
At March 31, 2015, the Company also had $3.9 million of unrealized losses on collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage backed securities of government sponsored entities having a fair value of $257.6 million that were attributable to a combination of factors, including relative changes in interest rates since the time of purchase. The contractual cash flows for these securities are guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. Based on its assessment of these factors, management believes that the unrealized losses on these debt security holdings are a function of changes in investment spreads and interest movements and not changes in credit quality. Management expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.
At March 31, 2015, the Company also had $1.3 million of unrealized losses on collateralized loan obligations having a fair value of $127.6 million that were attributable to a combination of factors, including relative changes in interest rates since the time of purchase. Based on its assessment of these factors, management believes that the unrealized losses on these debt security holdings are a function of changes in investment spreads and interest movements and not changes in credit quality. Management expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.
As of March 31, 2015, management does not intend to sell securities that are in unrealized loss positions and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell these securities before recovery of the amortized cost basis. Therefore, management does not consider any investment to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2015.
Included in other assets is $15.1 million of Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock stated at par value. At March 31, 2015, the Company has not identified events or changes in circumstances which may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the $15.1 million of cost method investment securities.

LOANS

LOANS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]
Loans [Text Block]	NOTE E — LOANS
	Information relating to portfolio loans, purchased credit impaired (PCI), and purchased unimpaired loans (PUL) is summarized as follows:
	March 31, 2015	Portfolio Loans		PCI Loans		PUL's		Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
	Construction and land development	$	80,850	$	1,472	$	18,019	$	100,341
	Commercial real estate		639,875		3,684		205,365		848,924
	Residential real estate		642,488		699		40,411		683,598
	Commercial and financial		135,221		1,263		27,566		164,050
	Consumer		55,475		1		1,763		57,239
	Other loans		335		0		0		335
	NET LOAN BALANCES	$	1,554,244	$	7,119	$	293,124	$	1,854,487
	December 31, 2014	Portfolio Loans		PCI Loans		PUL's		Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
	Construction and land development	$	65,896	$	1,557	$	19,583	$	87,036
	Commercial real estate		610,863		4,092		222,192		837,147
	Residential real estate		639,428		851		46,618		686,897
	Commercial and financial		120,763		1,312		35,321		157,396
	Consumer		50,543		2		2,352		52,897
	Other loans		512		0		0		512
	NET LOAN BALANCES	$	1,488,005	$	7,814	$	326,066	$	1,821,885
	Net loan balances as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are net of deferred costs of $5,007,000 and $3,645,000, respectively.
	Purchased Loans - PCI loans are accounted for pursuant to ASC Topic 310-30. The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income over the remaining life of the loan in situations where there is a reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows expected to be collected. The difference between the contractually required payments and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition, considering the impact of prepayments, is referred to as the nonaccretable difference.
	We have applied ASC Topic 310-20 accounting treatment to PULs. The unamortized credit mark established at acquisition on the loans has been ascribed as an accretable yield that is accreted into interest income over the estimated remaining life of the loans.
	The table below summarizes the changes in total contractually required principal and interest cash payments, management’s estimate of expected total cash payments and carrying value of PCI loans during the three month period ending March 31, 2015. Contractually required principal and interest payments have been adjusted for estimated prepayments.
		December 31,		Deletions		Accretion		Reclassifications		March 31,
		2014						from		2015
								nonaccretable
								difference
		(In thousands)
	Contractually required principal and interest	$	14,831	$	-1,547	$	0	$	0	$	13,284
	Nonaccretable difference		-5,825		664		0		85		-5,076
	Cash flows expected to be collected		9,006		-883		0		85		8,208
	Accretable yield		-1,192		85		103		-85		-1,089
	Carrying value of acquired loans		7,814		-798		103		0		7,119
	Allowance for loan losses		-64								-93
	Carrying value less allowance for loan losses	$	7,750	$	-798	$	103	$	0	$	7,026
	The following table presents the contractual aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by class of loans as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
						Accruing
		Accruing		Accruing		Greater						Total
	March 31, 2015	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		Than						Financing
	(Dollars in thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		90 Days		Nonaccrual		Current		Receivables
	Portfolio Loans
	Construction and land development	$	361	$	0	$	0	$	521	$	79,968	$	80,850
	Commercial real estate		686		0		0		2,948		636,241		639,875
	Residential real estate		215		1,024		179		13,139		627,931		642,488
	Commerical and financial		227		149		0		0		134,845		135,221
	Consumer		47		0		0		252		55,176		55,475
	Other		0		0		0		0		335		335
	Total		1,536		1,173		179		16,860		1,534,496	$	1,554,244
	Purchased Unimpaired Loans
	Construction and land development		0		0		48		0		17,971	$	18,019
	Commercial real estate		114		284		133		1,850		202,984		205,365
	Residential real estate		35		0		11		4		40,361		40,411
	Commerical and financial		159		0		0		0		27,407		27,566
	Consumer		0		0		0		0		1,763		1,763
	Other		0		0		0		0		0		0
	Total		308		284		192		1,854		290,486	$	293,124
	Purchased Credit Impaired Loans
	Construction and land development		0		0		0		1,346		126	$	1,472
	Commercial real estate		0		5		0		729		2,950		3,684
	Residential real estate		0		0		114		267		318		699
	Commerical and financial		0		0		0		0		1,263		1,263
	Consumer		0		0		0		0		1		1
	Other		0		0		0		0		0		0
Total		0		5		114		2,342		4,658	$	7,119
Total Loans	$	1,844	$	1,462	$	485	$	21,056	$	1,829,640	$	1,854,487
					Accruing
	Accruing		Accruing		Greater						Total
December 31, 2014	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		Than						Financing
(Dollars in thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		90 Days		Nonaccrual		Current		Receivables
Portfolio Loans
Construction and land development	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	534	$	65,362	$	65,896
Commercial real estate		764		0		0		3,457		606,642		610,863
Residential real estate		259		159		17		14,381		624,612		639,428
Commerical and financial		232		0		0		0		120,531		120,763
Consumer		256		25		0		191		50,071		50,543
Other		0		0		0		0		512		512
Total	$	1,511	$	184	$	17	$	18,563	$	1,467,730	$	1,488,005
Purchased Unimpaired Loans
Construction and land development	$	303	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	19,280	$	19,583
Commercial real estate		2,318		0		41		0		219,833		222,192
Residential real estate		142		0		39		5		46,432		46,618
Commerical and financial		953		0		0		0		34,368		35,321
Consumer		0		0		0		0		2,352		2,352
Other		0		0		0		0		0		0
Total	$	3,716	$	0	$	80	$	5	$	322,265	$	326,066
Purchased Impaired Loans
Construction and land development	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	1,428	$	129	$	1,557
Commercial real estate		7		359		0		733		2,993		4,092
Residential real estate		88		0		116		411		236		851
Commerical and financial		0		0		0		0		1,312		1,312
Consumer		0		0		0		0		2		2
Other		0		0		0		0		0		0
Total	$	95	$	359	$	116	$	2,572	$	4,672	$	7,814
Total Loans	$	5,322	$	543	$	213	$	21,140	$	1,794,667	$	1,821,885
The Company utilizes an internal asset classification system as a means of reporting problem and potential problem loans. Under the Company’s risk rating system, the Company classifies problem and potential problem loans as “Special Mention,” “Substandard,” and “Doubtful” and these loans are monitored on an ongoing basis. Substandard loans include those characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loans classified as substandard may require a specific allowance, but generally does not exceed 30% of the principal balance. Loans classified as Doubtful, have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. The principal balance of loans classified as doubtful are generally charged off. Loans that do not currently expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories, but possess weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention are deemed to be Special Mention. Risk ratings are updated any time the situation warrants.
Loans not meeting the criteria above are considered to be pass-rated loans and risk grades are recalculated at least annually by the loan relationship manager.  The following tables present the risk category of loans by class of loans based on the most recent analysis performed as of March 31, 2015  and December 31, 2014:
March 31, 2015
	Construction						Commercial
	& Land		Commercial		Residential		and		Consumer
(Dollars in thousands)	Development		Real Estate		Real Estate		Financial		Loans		Total
Pass	$	92,445	$	807,856	$	653,225	$	162,182	$	56,073	$	1,771,781
Special mention		2,070		12,665		1,382		1,019		592		17,728
Substandard		1,830		15,518		1,734		732		261		20,075
Doubtful		0		0		0		0		0		0
Nonaccrual		1,867		5,527		13,410		0		252		21,056
Pass-Troubled debt restructures		1,665		1,752		14		0		0		3,431
Troubled debt restructures		464		5,606		13,833		117		396		20,416
	$	100,341	$	848,924	$	683,598	$	164,050	$	57,574	$	1,854,487
December 31, 2014
	Construction						Commercial
	& Land		Commercial		Residential		and		Consumer
(Dollars in thousands)	Development		Real Estate		Real Estate		Financial		Loans		Total
Pass	$	79,397	$	797,934	$	655,518	$	155,281	$	51,764	$	1,739,894
Special mention		1,815		11,709		546		993		590		15,653
Substandard		1,685		15,325		1,733		1,002		456		20,201
Doubtful		0		0		0		0		0		0
Nonaccrual		1,963		4,189		14,797		0		191		21,140
Pass-Troubled debt restructures		1,672		2,332		17		0		0		4,021
Troubled debt restructures		504		5,658		14,286		120		408		20,976
	$	87,036	$	837,147	$	686,897	$	157,396	$	53,409	$	1,821,885

IMPAIRED_LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_F

IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance [Abstract]
Impaired Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses [Text Block]	NOTE F — IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
	During the three months ending March 31, 2015 and 2014, newly identified troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) totaled $1.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Loans that are modified, but where full collection under the modified terms is doubtful are classified as nonaccrual loans from the date of modification.
	The Company’s TDR concessions granted generally do not include forgiveness of principal balances. Loan modifications are not reported in calendar years after modification if the loans were modified at an interest rate equal to the yields of new loan originations with comparable risk and the loans are performing based on the terms of the restructuring agreements.
	When a loan is modified as a TDR, there is not a direct, material impact on the loans within the Consolidated Balance Sheet, as principal balances are generally not forgiven. Most loans prior to modification were classified as an impaired loan and the allowance for loan losses is determined in accordance with Company policy.
	The following table presents loans that were modified within the three months ending March 31, 2015:
					Pre-			Post-
					Modification			Modification
		Number			Outstanding			Outstanding			Specific			Valuation
		of			Recorded			Recorded			Reserve			Allowance
	(Dollars in thousands)	Contracts			Investment			Investment			Recorded			Recorded
	Commercial real estate		2		$	911		$	859		$	0		$	52
			2		$	911		$	859		$	0		$	52
	No accruing loans that were restructured within the twelve months preceding March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company considers a loan to have defaulted when it becomes 60 days or more delinquent under the modified terms, has been transferred to nonaccrual status, or has been transferred to other real estate owned. A defaulted TDR is generally placed on nonaccrual and specific allowance for loan loss is assigned in accordance with the Company’s policy.
	As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company’s recorded investment in impaired loans and the related valuation allowance were as follows:
			March 31, 2015
						Unpaid			Related
			Recorded			Principal			Valuation
	(Dollars in thousands)		Investment			Balance			Allowance
	Impaired Loans with No Related Allowance Recorded:
	Construction and land development		$	1,876		$	2,292		$	0
	Commercial real estate			2,696			4,266			0
	Residential real estate			11,183			15,438			0
	Commercial and financial			117			117			0
	Consumer			133			188			0
	Impaired Loans with an Allowance Recorded:
	Construction and land development			772			822			136
	Commercial real estate			7,611			7,680			467
	Residential real estate			15,984			16,859			2,569
	Commercial and financial			0			0			0
	Consumer			515			521			151
	Total:
	Construction and land development			2,648			3,114			136
	Commercial real estate			10,307			11,946			467
	Residential real estate			27,167			32,297			2,569
	Commercial and financial			117			117			0
	Consumer			648			709			151
			$	40,887		$	48,183		$	3,323
			December 31, 2014
						Unpaid			Related
			Recorded			Principal			Valuation
	(Dollars in thousands)		Investment			Balance			Allowance
	Impaired Loans with No Related Allowance Recorded:
	Construction and land development		$	1,824		$	2,239		$	0
	Commercial real estate			3,087			4,600			0
	Residential real estate			11,898			16,562			0
	Commercial and financial			120			120			0
	Consumer			65			93			0
	Impaired Loans with an Allowance Recorded:
	Construction and land development			886			931			159
	Commercial real estate			8,359			8,469			529
	Residential real estate			16,804			17,693			2,741
	Consumer			534			562			112
	Total:
	Construction and land development			2,710			3,170			159
	Commercial real estate			11,446			13,069			529
	Residential real estate			28,702			34,255			2,741
	Commercial and financial			120			120			0
	Consumer			599			655			112
			$	43,577		$	51,269		$	3,541
	For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s average recorded investments in impaired loans and related interest income were as follows:
			Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
			March 31, 2015						March 31, 2014
			Average			Interest			Average			Interest
			Recorded			Income			Recorded			Income
(Dollars in thousands)		Investment			Recognized			Investment			Recognized
Impaired Loans with No Related Allowance Recorded:
Construction & land development		$	1,841		$	18		$	2,357		$	27
Commercial real estate			2,957			4			3,240			21
Residential real estate			11,660			35			12,605			127
Commercial and financial			119			2			102			0
Consumer			87			0			387			5
Impaired Loans with an Allowance Recorded:
Construction & land development			848			5			1,256			13
Commercial real estate			8,110			74			8,753			151
Residential real estate			16,530			99			22,925			213
Commercial and financial			0			0			63			2
Consumer			528			6			544			9
Total:
Construction & land development			2,689			23			3,613			40
Commercial real estate			11,067			78			11,993			172
Residential real estate			28,190			134			35,530			340
Commercial and financial			119			2			165			2
Consumer			615			6			931			14
		$	42,680		$	243		$	52,232		$	568
Impaired loans also include loans that have been modified in troubled debt restructurings where concessions to borrowers who experienced financial difficulties have been granted. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, accruing TDRs totaled $23.8 million and $25.0 million, respectively.
Interest payments received on impaired loans are recorded as interest income unless collection of the remaining recorded investment is doubtful at which time payments received are recorded as reductions to principal. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded $243,000 and $568,000, respectively, in interest income on impaired loans.
For impaired loans whose impairment is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows, a total of $72,000 and $65,000, respectively, was included in interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and represents the change in present value attributable to the passage of time.
Activity in the allowance for loan losses (excluding PCI loans) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is summarized as follows:
		Allowance for Loan Losses for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
					Provision									Net
		Beginning			for Loan			Charge-						(Charge-Offs)		Ending
(Dollars in thousands)		Balance			Losses			Offs			Recoveries			Recoveries		Balance
Construction & land development		$	722		$	120		$	-47		$	47		$	0	$	842
Commercial real estate			4,528			230			-156			225			69		4,827
Residential real estate			9,784			-367			-167			416			249		9,666
Commercial and financial			1,179			124			-19			90			71		1,374
Consumer			794			297			-194			22			-172		919
		$	17,007		$	404		$	-583		$	800		$	217	$	17,628
		Allowance for Loan Losses for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
					Provision									Net
		Beginning			for Loan			Charge-						(Charge-Offs)		Ending
(Dollars in thousands)		Balance			Losses			Offs			Recoveries			Recoveries		Balance
Construction & land development		$	808		$	-36		$	-3		$	27		$	24	$	796
Commercial real estate			6,160			441			-84			236			152		6,753
Residential real estate			11,659			-1,378			-112			189			77		10,358
Commercial and financial			710			220			-108			31			-77		853
Consumer			731			18			-57			20			-37		712
		$	20,068		$	-735		$	-364		$	503		$	139	$	19,472
The allowance for loan losses is composed of specific allowances for certain impaired loans and general allowances grouped into loan pools based on similar characteristics. The Company’s loan portfolio (excluding PCI loans) and related allowance at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is shown in the following tables:
		At March 31, 2015
		Individually Evaluated for						Collectively Evaluated for
		Impairment						Impairment						Total
		Carrying			Associated			Carrying			Associated			Carrying		Associated
(Dollars in thousands)		Value			Allowance			Value			Allowance			Value		Allowance
Construction & land development		$	2,648		$	136		$	96,221		$	706		$	98,869	$	842
Commercial real estate			10,307			467			834,933			4,360			845,240		4,827
Residential real estate			27,167			2,569			655,732			7,097			682,899		9,666
Commercial and financial			117			0			162,670			1,374			162,787		1,374
Consumer			648			151			56,925			768			57,573		919
		$	40,887		$	3,323		$	1,806,481		$	14,305		$	1,847,368	$	17,628
		At December 31, 2014
		Individually Evaluated for						Collectively Evaluated for
		Impairment						Impairment						Total
		Carrying			Associated			Carrying			Associated			Carrying		Associated
(Dollars in thousands)		Value			Allowance			Value			Allowance			Value		Allowance
Construction & land development		$	2,710		$	159		$	82,769		$	563		$	85,479	$	722
Commercial real estate			11,446			529			821,609			3,999			833,055		4,528
Residential real estate			28,702			2,741			657,344			7,043			686,046		9,784
Commercial and financial			120			0			155,964			1,179			156,084		1,179
Consumer			599			112			52,808			682			53,407		794
		$	43,577		$	3,541		$	1,770,494		$	13,466		$	1,814,071	$	17,007
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 included loans acquired from BANKshares on October 1, 2014 that are not PCI loans. These loans are performing loans recorded at estimated fair value at the acquisition date. The fair value adjustment represents the total fair value discount of each PUL, is accreted into interest income over the remaining lives of the related loans on a level yield basis, and remained adequate at March 31, 2015.
The table below summarizes PCI loans that were individually evaluated for impairment based on expected cash flows at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
		PCI Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment
		March 31, 2015						December 31, 2014
		Carrying			Associated			Carrying			Associated
(Dollars in thousands)		Value			Allowance			Value			Allowance
Construction & land development		$	1,472		$	81		$	1,557		$	43
Commercial real estate			3,684			5			4,092			3
Residential real estate			699			5			851			18
Commercial and financial			1,263			2			1,312			0
Consumer			1			0			2			0
		$	7,119		$	93		$	7,814		$	64

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes [Text Block]	NOTE G — INCOME TAXES
	Management expects to realize the $61.5 million in net deferred tax assets well in advance of the statutory carryforward period. At March 31, 2015, approximately $36 million of deferred tax assets relate to federal net operating losses which will expire in annual installments beginning in 2029 through 2032. Additionally, over $7 million of the deferred tax assets relate to state net operating losses which will expire in annual installments beginning in 2028 through 2034. Tax credit carryforwards at March 31, 2015 include federal alternative minimum tax credits totaling over $2 million which have an unlimited carryforward period. Remaining deferred tax assets are not related to net operating losses or credits and therefore, have no expiration date.
	A valuation allowance could be required in future periods based on the assessment of positive and negative evidence. Management’s conclusion at March 31, 2015 that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset of $61.5 million will be realized is based upon estimates of future taxable income that are supported by internal projections which consider historical performance, various internal estimates and assumptions, as well as certain external data, all of which management believes to be reasonable although inherently subject to judgment. If actual results differ significantly from the current estimates of future taxable income, even if caused by adverse macro-economic conditions, a valuation allowance may need to be recorded for some or all of the Company’s deferred tax assets. Such an increase to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

EQUITY_CAPITAL

EQUITY CAPITAL	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE H — EQUITY CAPITAL
	The Company is well capitalized and at March 31, 2015, the Company and the Company’s principal banking subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank, or “Seacoast National”, met the new common equity Tier 1 capital ratio (CET1) regulatory threshold of 6.5 percent for well-capitalized institutions under the new Basel III standardized transition approach, as well as risk-based and leverage ratio requirements for well capitalized banks under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

CONTINGENCIES

CONTINGENCIES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE I — CONTINGENCIES
	The Company and its subsidiaries, because of the nature of their businesses, are at all times subject to numerous legal actions, threatened or filed. Management presently believes that none of the legal proceedings to which it is a party are likely to have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, operating results or cash flows, although no assurance can be given with respect to the ultimate outcome of any such claim or litigation.

FAIR_VALUE

FAIR VALUE	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	NOTE J — FAIR VALUE
	Under ASC 820, fair value measurements for items measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 included:
					Quoted Prices
					in Active		Significant
					Markets for		Other		Significant
					Identical		Observable		Unobservable
			Fair Value		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	(Dollars in thousands)		Measurements		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	At March 31, 2015:
	Available for sale securities (3)		$	730,232	$	3,863	$	726,369	$	0
	Loans held for sale (4)			18,851		0		18,851		0
	Loans (1)			9,240		0		7,675		1,565
	Other real estate owned (2)			6,169		0		1,890		4,279
	At December 31, 2014:
	Available for sale securities (3)		$	741,375	$	3,899	$	737,476	$	0
	Loans held for sale (4)			12,078		0		12,078		0
	Loans (1)			10,409		0		8,324		2,085
	Other real estate owned (2)			7,462		0		1,468		5,994
		-1	See Note F. Nonrecurring fair value adjustments to loans identified as impaired reflect full or partial write-downs that are based on the loan’s observable market price or current appraised value of the collateral in accordance with ASC 310.
		-2	Fair value is measured on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with ASC 360.
		-3	See Note D for further detail of fair value of individual investment categories.
		-4	Recurring fair value basis determined using observable market data.
	The fair value of impaired real estate loans which are collateral dependent is based on recent real estate appraisals less estimated costs of sale. For residential real estate impaired loans, appraised values or internal evaluation are based on the comparative sales approach. These impaired loans are considered level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. For commercial and commercial real estate impaired loans, evaluations may use either a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches, such as comparative sales, cost and/or income approach. A significant unobservable input in the income approach is the estimated capitalization rate for a given piece of collateral. At March 31, 2015 the range of capitalization rates utilized to determine fair value of the underlying collateral averaged approximately 8.1 percent. Adjustments to comparable sales may be made by an appraiser to reflect local market conditions or other economic factors and may result in changes in the fair value of an asset over time. As such, the fair value of these impaired loans is considered level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
	Fair value of available for sale securities are determined using valuation techniques for individual investments as described in Note D.
	When appraisals are used to determine fair value and the appraisals are based on a market approach, the fair value of other real estate owned (“OREO”) is classified as a level 2 input. When the fair value of OREO is based on appraisals which require significant adjustments to market-based valuation inputs or apply an income approach based on unobservable cash flows, the fair value of  OREO is classified as Level 3 inputs.
	Transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy are recognized on the actual date of the event or circumstances that caused the transfer, which generally coincides with the Company’s monthly and/or quarterly valuation process.
	During the three months ended March 31, 2015, there were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 assets carried at fair value.
	For loans classified as level 3, there were no transfers in for the first three months of 2015. Transfers out consisted of principal payments and other reductions totaling $0.5 million for loans classified as level 3.
	Charge-offs recognized upon loan foreclosures are generally offset by general or specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses and generally do not, and did not during the reported periods, significantly impact the Company’s provision for loan losses.
	For OREO classified as level 3 during the first three months of 2015, foreclosed loans transferred in were nominal. Transfers out totaled $1.8 million and consisted entirely of sales.
	The carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s other significant financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is as follows:
					Quoted Prices
					in Active		Significant
					Markets for		Other		Significant
					Identical		Observable		Unobservable
			Carrying		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	(Dollars in thousands)		Amount		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	At March 31, 2015:
	Financial Assets
	Securities held to maturity (1)		$	223,061	$	0	$	226,506	$	0
	Loans, net			1,827,526		0		0		1,849,559
	Financial Liabilities
	Deposit liabilities			2,609,825		0		0		2,610,845
	Borrowings			50,000		0		52,729		0
	Subordinated debt			64,627		0		53,898		0
	At December 31, 2014:
	Financial Assets
	Securities held to maturity (1)		$	207,904	$	0	$	208,788	$	0
	Loans, net			1,794,405		0		0		1,814,746
	Financial Liabilities
	Deposit liabilities			2,416,534		0		0		2,417,355
	Borrowings			50,000		0		53,584		0
	Subordinated debt			64,583		0		53,861		0
	(1) See Note D for further detail of fair value of individual investment categories.
	The short maturity of Seacoast’s assets and liabilities results in having a significant number of financial instruments whose fair value equals or closely approximates carrying value. Such financial instruments are reported in the following balance sheet captions: cash and cash equivalents, interest bearing deposits with other banks, federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to repurchase, maturing within 30 days.
	The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate that value at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
	Securities: U.S. Treasury securities are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs. Other securities are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions, among other things.
	The Company reviews the prices supplied by the independent pricing service, as well as their underlying pricing methodologies, for reasonableness and to ensure such prices are aligned with traditional pricing matrices. In general, the Company does not purchase investment portfolio securities that are esoteric or that have a complicated structure. The Company’s portfolio consists of traditional investments, nearly all of which are U.S. Treasury obligations, federal agency bullet or mortgage pass-through securities, or general obligation or revenue based municipal bonds. Pricing for such instruments is fairly generic and is easily obtained. The fair value of the collateralized loan obligations are determined from broker quotes. From time to time, the Company will validate, on a sample basis, prices supplied by the independent pricing service by comparison to prices obtained from other brokers and third-party sources or derived using internal models.
	Loans: Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as commercial, mortgage, etc. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms and by performing and nonperforming categories. The fair value of loans, except residential mortgages, is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity using estimated market discount rates that reflect the credit and interest rate risks inherent in the loan. For residential mortgage loans, fair value is estimated by discounting contractual cash flows adjusting for prepayment assumptions using discount rates based on secondary market sources. The estimated fair value is not an exit price fair value under ASC 820 when this valuation technique is used.
	Loans held for sale: Fair values are based upon estimated values to be received from independent third party purchasers.
	Deposit Liabilities: The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and money market deposits is the amount payable at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for funding of similar remaining maturities.
	Borrowings: The fair value of floating rate borrowings is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed rate borrowings is estimated using the rates currently offered for borrowings of similar remaining maturities.
	Subordinated debt: The fair value of the floating rate subordinated debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, estimates of the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for similar instruments and dealer quotes for similar debt.

PENDING_ACQUISITION

PENDING ACQUISITION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE K — PENDING ACQUISITION
	Acquisition
	On March 25, 2015, Seacoast and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Grand Bankshares, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Grand”), and Grand’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Grand Bank & Trust of Florida, a Florida bank. The merger agreement provides that Grand will merge with and into Seacoast, with Seacoast continuing as the surviving corporation. The acquisition of Grand, a $208 million total asset organization, is a 16-year-old organization institution in Palm Beach County, Florida, will more than double our size in the Palm Beach County market and will add an additional two offices to our existing three traditional branch offices in the county.The acquisition is pending shareholder and regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the third quarter 2015.
	Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Seacoast will issue  0.3114 Seacoast shares of common stock  for  each  outstanding  share  of  Grand  common  and  preferred  A  stock,  or  a  total  of approximately 1.09 million shares of Seacoast common stock. Additionally, Seacoast will pay approximately $1,481,000 in cash for all of Grand’s outstanding shares of preferred B stock, representing the par value of $1,000 per share of preferred B stock.  Based on Seacoast's 15 day volume weighted average price of $13.52 on March 24, 2015 and the cash consideration, the transaction will be valued at approximately $16.2 million.

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_Policies

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements required the use of certain estimates by management in determining the Company’s assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
	Specific areas, among others, requiring the application of management’s estimates include determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of investment securities available for sale, fair value of impaired loans, contingent liabilities, fair value of other real estate owned, and the valuation of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

BASIC_AND_DILUTED_EARNINGS_LOS1

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2015		2014
	Basic:
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	5,859	$	2,299
	Average basic shares outstanding		32,971,444		25,489,630
	Basic earnings per share	$	0.18	$	0.09
	Diluted:
	Net income available to common shareholders	$	5,859	$	2,299
	Average basic shares outstanding		32,971,444		25,489,630
	Restricted stock awards		164,174		167,145
	Average diluted shares outstanding		33,135,618		25,656,775
	Diluted earnings per share	$	0.18	$	0.09

SECURITIES_Tables

SECURITIES (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Securities Available for Sale and Held for Investment (Table Text Block)	The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:
		March 31, 2015
		Gross		Gross		Gross
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
	U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities	$	3,773	$	90	$	0	$	3,863
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		117,961		1,790		-260		119,491
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		334,248		2,086		-3,647		332,687
	Private mortgage backed securities		30,011		50		-221		29,840
	Private collateralized mortgage obligations		94,072		822		-1,007		93,887
	Collateralized loan obligations		127,416		13		-1,053		126,376
	Obligations of state and political subdivisions		23,241		850		-3		24,088
		$	730,722	$	5,701	$	-6,191	$	730,232
	SECURITIES HELD FOR INVESTMENT
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities	$	66,291	$	1,876	$	0	$	68,167
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		106,763		1,768		0		108,531
	Private collateralized mortgage obligations		8,708		0		-84		8,624
	Collateralized loan obligations		41,299		125		-240		41,184
		$	223,061	$	3,769	$	-324	$	226,506
		December 31, 2014
		Gross		Gross		Gross
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
	U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities	$	3,876	$	23	$	0	$	3,899
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		123,981		1,501		-423		125,059
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		352,483		1,075		-6,077		347,481
	Private mortgage backed securities		29,967		291		0		30,258
	Private collateralized mortgage obligations		85,175		688		-728		85,135
	Collateralized loan obligations		127,397		0		-2,172		125,225
	Obligations of state and political subdivisions		23,511		810		-3		24,318
		$	746,390	$	4,388	$	-9,403	$	741,375
	SECURITIES HELD FOR INVESTMENT
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities	$	67,535	$	812	$	0	$	68,347
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		114,541		695		-280		114,956
	Collateralized loan obligations		25,828		0		-343		25,485
		$	207,904	$	1,507	$	-623	$	208,788
Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Securities by Contractual Maturity (Table Text Block)	The amortized cost and fair value of securities at March 31, 2015, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or repay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
		Held for Investment				Available for Sale
		Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	Due in less than one year	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0
	Due after one year through five years		4,838		4,750		637		638
	Due after five years through ten years		36,461		36,435		8,298		8,464
	Due after ten years		0		0		145,494		145,224
			41,299		41,185		154,429		154,326
	Mortgage-backed securities of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		66,291		68,167		117,961		119,491
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		106,763		108,530		334,248		332,687
	Private mortgage backed securities		0		0		30,011		29,840
	Private collateralized mortgage obligations		8,708		8,624		94,072		93,888
		$	223,061	$	226,506	$	730,721	$	730,232
Schedule of Unrealized Loss and Fair Value on Investments (Table Text Block)	The estimated fair value of a security is determined based on market quotations when available or, if not available, by using quoted market prices for similar securities, pricing models or discounted cash flows analyses, using observable market data where available. The tables below indicate the amount of securities with unrealized losses and period of time for which these losses were outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
		March 31, 2015
		Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	(Dollars in thousands)	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
	Mortgage-backed securties of U.S. Governement Sponsored Entities	$	50,484	$	-131	$	9,963	$	-129	$	60,447	$	-260
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		40,219		-206		156,937		-3,441		197,156		-3,647
	Private mortage backed securities		14,336		-221		0		0		14,336		-221
	Private collaterlized mortgage obligations		47,173		-856		14,311		-235		61,484		-1,091
	Collateralized loan obligations		103,128		-868		24,494		-424		127,622		-1,292
	Obligations of state and political subdivisions		1,760		-3		0		0		1,760		-3
	Total temporarily impaired securities	$	257,100	$	-2,285	$	205,705	$	-4,229	$	462,805	$	-6,514
		December 31, 2014
		Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	(Dollars in thousands)	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
	U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Governement Sponsored Entities	$	100	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	100	$	0
	Mortgage-backed securties of U.S. Governement Sponsored Entities		36,890		-153		21,640		-271		58,530		-424
	Collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities		100,148		-833		170,400		-5,523		270,548		-6,356
	Private collaterlized mortgage obligations		61,554		-914		10,091		-157		71,645		-1,071
	Collateralized loan obligations		100,714		-1,769		24,511		-403		125,225		-2,172
	Obligations of state and political subdivisions		1,734		-3		0		0		1,734		-3
	Total temporarily impaired securities	$	301,140	$	-3,672	$	226,642	$	-6,354	$	527,782	$	-10,026

LOANS_Tables

LOANS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]	Information relating to portfolio loans, purchased credit impaired (PCI), and purchased unimpaired loans (PUL) is summarized as follows:
	March 31, 2015	Portfolio Loans		PCI Loans		PUL's		Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
	Construction and land development	$	80,850	$	1,472	$	18,019	$	100,341
	Commercial real estate		639,875		3,684		205,365		848,924
	Residential real estate		642,488		699		40,411		683,598
	Commercial and financial		135,221		1,263		27,566		164,050
	Consumer		55,475		1		1,763		57,239
	Other loans		335		0		0		335
	NET LOAN BALANCES	$	1,554,244	$	7,119	$	293,124	$	1,854,487
	December 31, 2014	Portfolio Loans		PCI Loans		PUL's		Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
	Construction and land development	$	65,896	$	1,557	$	19,583	$	87,036
	Commercial real estate		610,863		4,092		222,192		837,147
	Residential real estate		639,428		851		46,618		686,897
	Commercial and financial		120,763		1,312		35,321		157,396
	Consumer		50,543		2		2,352		52,897
	Other loans		512		0		0		512
	NET LOAN BALANCES	$	1,488,005	$	7,814	$	326,066	$	1,821,885
Contractually Required Principal And Interest Cash Payments Changes [Table Text Block]	The table below summarizes the changes in total contractually required principal and interest cash payments, management’s estimate of expected total cash payments and carrying value of PCI loans during the three month period ending March 31, 2015. Contractually required principal and interest payments have been adjusted for estimated prepayments.
		December 31,		Deletions		Accretion		Reclassifications		March 31,
		2014						from		2015
								nonaccretable
								difference
		(In thousands)
	Contractually required principal and interest	$	14,831	$	-1,547	$	0	$	0	$	13,284
	Nonaccretable difference		-5,825		664		0		85		-5,076
	Cash flows expected to be collected		9,006		-883		0		85		8,208
	Accretable yield		-1,192		85		103		-85		-1,089
	Carrying value of acquired loans		7,814		-798		103		0		7,119
	Allowance for loan losses		-64								-93
	Carrying value less allowance for loan losses	$	7,750	$	-798	$	103	$	0	$	7,026
Past Due Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	The following table presents the contractual aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by class of loans as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
						Accruing
		Accruing		Accruing		Greater						Total
	March 31, 2015	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		Than						Financing
	(Dollars in thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		90 Days		Nonaccrual		Current		Receivables
	Portfolio Loans
	Construction and land development	$	361	$	0	$	0	$	521	$	79,968	$	80,850
	Commercial real estate		686		0		0		2,948		636,241		639,875
	Residential real estate		215		1,024		179		13,139		627,931		642,488
	Commerical and financial		227		149		0		0		134,845		135,221
	Consumer		47		0		0		252		55,176		55,475
	Other		0		0		0		0		335		335
	Total		1,536		1,173		179		16,860		1,534,496	$	1,554,244
	Purchased Unimpaired Loans
	Construction and land development		0		0		48		0		17,971	$	18,019
	Commercial real estate		114		284		133		1,850		202,984		205,365
	Residential real estate		35		0		11		4		40,361		40,411
	Commerical and financial		159		0		0		0		27,407		27,566
	Consumer		0		0		0		0		1,763		1,763
	Other		0		0		0		0		0		0
	Total		308		284		192		1,854		290,486	$	293,124
	Purchased Credit Impaired Loans
	Construction and land development		0		0		0		1,346		126	$	1,472
	Commercial real estate		0		5		0		729		2,950		3,684
	Residential real estate		0		0		114		267		318		699
	Commerical and financial		0		0		0		0		1,263		1,263
	Consumer		0		0		0		0		1		1
	Other		0		0		0		0		0		0
	Total		0		5		114		2,342		4,658	$	7,119
	Total Loans	$	1,844	$	1,462	$	485	$	21,056	$	1,829,640	$	1,854,487
						Accruing
		Accruing		Accruing		Greater						Total
	December 31, 2014	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		Than						Financing
	(Dollars in thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		90 Days		Nonaccrual		Current		Receivables
	Portfolio Loans
	Construction and land development	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	534	$	65,362	$	65,896
	Commercial real estate		764		0		0		3,457		606,642		610,863
	Residential real estate		259		159		17		14,381		624,612		639,428
	Commerical and financial		232		0		0		0		120,531		120,763
	Consumer		256		25		0		191		50,071		50,543
	Other		0		0		0		0		512		512
	Total	$	1,511	$	184	$	17	$	18,563	$	1,467,730	$	1,488,005
	Purchased Unimpaired Loans
	Construction and land development	$	303	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	19,280	$	19,583
	Commercial real estate		2,318		0		41		0		219,833		222,192
	Residential real estate		142		0		39		5		46,432		46,618
	Commerical and financial		953		0		0		0		34,368		35,321
	Consumer		0		0		0		0		2,352		2,352
	Other		0		0		0		0		0		0
	Total	$	3,716	$	0	$	80	$	5	$	322,265	$	326,066
	Purchased Impaired Loans
	Construction and land development	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	1,428	$	129	$	1,557
	Commercial real estate		7		359		0		733		2,993		4,092
	Residential real estate		88		0		116		411		236		851
	Commerical and financial		0		0		0		0		1,312		1,312
	Consumer		0		0		0		0		2		2
	Other		0		0		0		0		0		0
	Total	$	95	$	359	$	116	$	2,572	$	4,672	$	7,814
	Total Loans	$	5,322	$	543	$	213	$	21,140	$	1,794,667	$	1,821,885
Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]	The following tables present the risk category of loans by class of loans based on the most recent analysis performed as of March 31, 2015  and December 31, 2014:
	March 31, 2015
		Construction						Commercial
		& Land		Commercial		Residential		and		Consumer
	(Dollars in thousands)	Development		Real Estate		Real Estate		Financial		Loans		Total
	Pass	$	92,445	$	807,856	$	653,225	$	162,182	$	56,073	$	1,771,781
	Special mention		2,070		12,665		1,382		1,019		592		17,728
	Substandard		1,830		15,518		1,734		732		261		20,075
	Doubtful		0		0		0		0		0		0
	Nonaccrual		1,867		5,527		13,410		0		252		21,056
	Pass-Troubled debt restructures		1,665		1,752		14		0		0		3,431
	Troubled debt restructures		464		5,606		13,833		117		396		20,416
		$	100,341	$	848,924	$	683,598	$	164,050	$	57,574	$	1,854,487
	December 31, 2014
		Construction						Commercial
		& Land		Commercial		Residential		and		Consumer
	(Dollars in thousands)	Development		Real Estate		Real Estate		Financial		Loans		Total
	Pass	$	79,397	$	797,934	$	655,518	$	155,281	$	51,764	$	1,739,894
	Special mention		1,815		11,709		546		993		590		15,653
	Substandard		1,685		15,325		1,733		1,002		456		20,201
	Doubtful		0		0		0		0		0		0
	Nonaccrual		1,963		4,189		14,797		0		191		21,140
	Pass-Troubled debt restructures		1,672		2,332		17		0		0		4,021
	Troubled debt restructures		504		5,658		14,286		120		408		20,976
		$	87,036	$	837,147	$	686,897	$	157,396	$	53,409	$	1,821,885

IMPAIRED_LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_F1

IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	The following table presents loans that were modified within the three months ending March 31, 2015:
					Pre-			Post-
					Modification			Modification
		Number			Outstanding			Outstanding			Specific			Valuation
		of			Recorded			Recorded			Reserve			Allowance
	(Dollars in thousands)	Contracts			Investment			Investment			Recorded			Recorded
	Commercial real estate		2		$	911		$	859		$	0		$	52
			2		$	911		$	859		$	0		$	52
Impaired Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company’s recorded investment in impaired loans and the related valuation allowance were as follows:
			March 31, 2015
						Unpaid			Related
			Recorded			Principal			Valuation
	(Dollars in thousands)		Investment			Balance			Allowance
	Impaired Loans with No Related Allowance Recorded:
	Construction and land development		$	1,876		$	2,292		$	0
	Commercial real estate			2,696			4,266			0
	Residential real estate			11,183			15,438			0
	Commercial and financial			117			117			0
	Consumer			133			188			0
	Impaired Loans with an Allowance Recorded:
	Construction and land development			772			822			136
	Commercial real estate			7,611			7,680			467
	Residential real estate			15,984			16,859			2,569
	Commercial and financial			0			0			0
	Consumer			515			521			151
	Total:
	Construction and land development			2,648			3,114			136
	Commercial real estate			10,307			11,946			467
	Residential real estate			27,167			32,297			2,569
	Commercial and financial			117			117			0
	Consumer			648			709			151
			$	40,887		$	48,183		$	3,323
			December 31, 2014
						Unpaid			Related
			Recorded			Principal			Valuation
	(Dollars in thousands)		Investment			Balance			Allowance
	Impaired Loans with No Related Allowance Recorded:
	Construction and land development		$	1,824		$	2,239		$	0
	Commercial real estate			3,087			4,600			0
	Residential real estate			11,898			16,562			0
	Commercial and financial			120			120			0
	Consumer			65			93			0
	Impaired Loans with an Allowance Recorded:
	Construction and land development			886			931			159
	Commercial real estate			8,359			8,469			529
	Residential real estate			16,804			17,693			2,741
	Consumer			534			562			112
	Total:
	Construction and land development			2,710			3,170			159
	Commercial real estate			11,446			13,069			529
	Residential real estate			28,702			34,255			2,741
	Commercial and financial			120			120			0
	Consumer			599			655			112
			$	43,577		$	51,269		$	3,541
	For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s average recorded investments in impaired loans and related interest income were as follows:
			Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
			March 31, 2015						March 31, 2014
			Average			Interest			Average			Interest
			Recorded			Income			Recorded			Income
	(Dollars in thousands)		Investment			Recognized			Investment			Recognized
	Impaired Loans with No Related Allowance Recorded:
	Construction & land development		$	1,841		$	18		$	2,357		$	27
	Commercial real estate			2,957			4			3,240			21
	Residential real estate			11,660			35			12,605			127
	Commercial and financial			119			2			102			0
	Consumer			87			0			387			5
	Impaired Loans with an Allowance Recorded:
	Construction & land development			848			5			1,256			13
	Commercial real estate			8,110			74			8,753			151
	Residential real estate			16,530			99			22,925			213
	Commercial and financial			0			0			63			2
	Consumer			528			6			544			9
Total:
Construction & land development			2,689			23			3,613			40
Commercial real estate			11,067			78			11,993			172
Residential real estate			28,190			134			35,530			340
Commercial and financial			119			2			165			2
Consumer			615			6			931			14
		$	42,680		$	243		$	52,232		$	568
Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	Activity in the allowance for loan losses (excluding PCI loans) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is summarized as follows:
			Allowance for Loan Losses for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
						Provision									Net
			Beginning			for Loan			Charge-						(Charge-Offs)		Ending
	(Dollars in thousands)		Balance			Losses			Offs			Recoveries			Recoveries		Balance
	Construction & land development		$	722		$	120		$	-47		$	47		$	0	$	842
	Commercial real estate			4,528			230			-156			225			69		4,827
	Residential real estate			9,784			-367			-167			416			249		9,666
	Commercial and financial			1,179			124			-19			90			71		1,374
	Consumer			794			297			-194			22			-172		919
			$	17,007		$	404		$	-583		$	800		$	217	$	17,628
			Allowance for Loan Losses for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
						Provision									Net
			Beginning			for Loan			Charge-						(Charge-Offs)		Ending
	(Dollars in thousands)		Balance			Losses			Offs			Recoveries			Recoveries		Balance
	Construction & land development		$	808		$	-36		$	-3		$	27		$	24	$	796
	Commercial real estate			6,160			441			-84			236			152		6,753
	Residential real estate			11,659			-1,378			-112			189			77		10,358
	Commercial and financial			710			220			-108			31			-77		853
	Consumer			731			18			-57			20			-37		712
			$	20,068		$	-735		$	-364		$	503		$	139	$	19,472
Loan Portfolio And Related Allowance [Table Text Block]	The Company’s loan portfolio (excluding PCI loans) and related allowance at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is shown in the following tables:
			At March 31, 2015
			Individually Evaluated for						Collectively Evaluated for
			Impairment						Impairment						Total
			Carrying			Associated			Carrying			Associated			Carrying		Associated
	(Dollars in thousands)		Value			Allowance			Value			Allowance			Value		Allowance
	Construction & land development		$	2,648		$	136		$	96,221		$	706		$	98,869	$	842
	Commercial real estate			10,307			467			834,933			4,360			845,240		4,827
	Residential real estate			27,167			2,569			655,732			7,097			682,899		9,666
	Commercial and financial			117			0			162,670			1,374			162,787		1,374
	Consumer			648			151			56,925			768			57,573		919
			$	40,887		$	3,323		$	1,806,481		$	14,305		$	1,847,368	$	17,628
			At December 31, 2014
			Individually Evaluated for						Collectively Evaluated for
			Impairment						Impairment						Total
			Carrying			Associated			Carrying			Associated			Carrying		Associated
	(Dollars in thousands)		Value			Allowance			Value			Allowance			Value		Allowance
	Construction & land development		$	2,710		$	159		$	82,769		$	563		$	85,479	$	722
	Commercial real estate			11,446			529			821,609			3,999			833,055		4,528
	Residential real estate			28,702			2,741			657,344			7,043			686,046		9,784
	Commercial and financial			120			0			155,964			1,179			156,084		1,179
	Consumer			599			112			52,808			682			53,407		794
			$	43,577		$	3,541		$	1,770,494		$	13,466		$	1,814,071	$	17,007
PCI Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loan Portfolio And Related Allowance [Table Text Block]	The table below summarizes PCI loans that were individually evaluated for impairment based on expected cash flows at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
			PCI Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment
			March 31, 2015						December 31, 2014
			Carrying			Associated			Carrying			Associated
	(Dollars in thousands)		Value			Allowance			Value			Allowance
	Construction & land development		$	1,472		$	81		$	1,557		$	43
	Commercial real estate			3,684			5			4,092			3
	Residential real estate			699			5			851			18
	Commercial and financial			1,263			2			1,312			0
	Consumer			1			0			2			0
			$	7,119		$	93		$	7,814		$	64

FAIR_VALUE_Tables

FAIR VALUE (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Table Text Block]	Under ASC 820, fair value measurements for items measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 included:
					Quoted Prices
					in Active		Significant
					Markets for		Other		Significant
					Identical		Observable		Unobservable
			Fair Value		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	(Dollars in thousands)		Measurements		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	At March 31, 2015:
	Available for sale securities (3)		$	730,232	$	3,863	$	726,369	$	0
	Loans held for sale (4)			18,851		0		18,851		0
	Loans (1)			9,240		0		7,675		1,565
	Other real estate owned (2)			6,169		0		1,890		4,279
	At December 31, 2014:
	Available for sale securities (3)		$	741,375	$	3,899	$	737,476	$	0
	Loans held for sale (4)			12,078		0		12,078		0
	Loans (1)			10,409		0		8,324		2,085
	Other real estate owned (2)			7,462		0		1,468		5,994
		-1	See Note F. Nonrecurring fair value adjustments to loans identified as impaired reflect full or partial write-downs that are based on the loan’s observable market price or current appraised value of the collateral in accordance with ASC 310.
		-2	Fair value is measured on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with ASC 360.
		-3	See Note D for further detail of fair value of individual investment categories.
		-4	Recurring fair value basis determined using observable market data.
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]
	The carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s other significant financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheet as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is as follows:
					Quoted Prices
					in Active		Significant
					Markets for		Other		Significant
					Identical		Observable		Unobservable
			Carrying		Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	(Dollars in thousands)		Amount		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	At March 31, 2015:
	Financial Assets
	Securities held to maturity (1)		$	223,061	$	0	$	226,506	$	0
	Loans, net			1,827,526		0		0		1,849,559
	Financial Liabilities
	Deposit liabilities			2,609,825		0		0		2,610,845
	Borrowings			50,000		0		52,729		0
	Subordinated debt			64,627		0		53,898		0
	At December 31, 2014:
	Financial Assets
	Securities held to maturity (1)		$	207,904	$	0	$	208,788	$	0
	Loans, net			1,794,405		0		0		1,814,746
	Financial Liabilities
	Deposit liabilities			2,416,534		0		0		2,417,355
	Borrowings			50,000		0		53,584		0
	Subordinated debt			64,583		0		53,861		0
	(1) See Note D for further detail of fair value of individual investment categories.

BASIC_AND_DILUTED_EARNINGS_LOS2

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	283,000	302,000

BASIC_AND_DILUTED_EARNINGS_LOS3

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE - Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Basic:
Net income available to common shareholders	$5,859	$2,299
Average basic shares outstanding	32,971,444	25,489,630
Basic earnings per share	$0.18	$0.09
Diluted:
Net income available to common shareholders	$5,859	$2,299
Average basic shares outstanding	32,971,444	25,489,630
Restricted stock awards	164,174	167,145
Average diluted shares outstanding	33,135,618	25,656,775
Diluted earnings per share	$0.18	$0.09

SECURITIES_Additional_Informat

SECURITIES - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	31-May-14	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities, Debt		$0	$4,061,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains			17,000
Collateral Underlying Mortgage Investments Terms		30- and 15-year fixed and 10/1 adjustable rate mortgage
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Federal Reserve Bank Stock		15,100,000
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure		15,100,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value		462,805,000		527,782,000
Accumulated unrealized losses		-6,514,000		-10,026,000
Securities Available For Sale Transferred To Held-To-Maturity	158,800,000
Available For Sale Securities Transferred To Held To Maturity Securities Unrealized Gain Loss	3,100,000
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value		61,484,000		71,645,000
Accumulated unrealized losses		-1,091,000		-1,071,000
Mortgage Backed Securities And Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Of Us Government Sponsored Entities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value		257,600,000
Accumulated unrealized losses		3,900,000
Mortgage Backed Securities And Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Of Us Government Sponsored Entities [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities pledged as collateral		206,170,000
Mortgage Backed Securities And Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Of Us Government Sponsored Entities [Member] | Fair Value [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities pledged as collateral		206,996,000
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities pledged as collateral		131,753,000
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Securities pledged as collateral		131,769,000
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value		127,622,000		125,225,000
Accumulated unrealized losses		-1,292,000		-2,172,000
Private Collateralized Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value		75,800,000
Accumulated unrealized losses		$1,300,000

SECURITIES_Amortized_Cost_and_

SECURITIES - Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Securities Available for Sale and Held for Investment (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	$730,722	$746,390
Gross Unrealized Gains, Available for Sale	5,701	4,388
Gross Unrealized Losses, Available for Sale	-6,191	-9,403
Fair Value, Available for Sale	730,232	741,375
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	223,061	207,904
Gross Unrealized Gains, Held for Investment Securities	3,769	1,507
Gross Unrealized Losses, Held for Investment Securities	-324	-623
Held for investment fair value	226,506	208,788
U.S. Treasury Securities and obligations of U.S. Government Sponsored Entities [Member]
Amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	3,773	3,876
Gross Unrealized Gains, Available for Sale	90	23
Gross Unrealized Losses, Available for Sale	0	0
Fair Value, Available for Sale	3,863	3,899
Mortgage-backed Securities, US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	117,961	123,981
Gross Unrealized Gains, Available for Sale	1,790	1,501
Gross Unrealized Losses, Available for Sale	-260	-423
Fair Value, Available for Sale	119,491	125,059
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	66,291	67,535
Gross Unrealized Gains, Held for Investment Securities	1,876	812
Gross Unrealized Losses, Held for Investment Securities	0	0
Held for investment fair value	68,167	68,347
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Of US Government Sponsored Entities [Member]
Amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	334,248	352,483
Gross Unrealized Gains, Available for Sale	2,086	1,075
Gross Unrealized Losses, Available for Sale	-3,647	-6,077
Fair Value, Available for Sale	332,687	347,481
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	106,763	114,541
Gross Unrealized Gains, Held for Investment Securities	1,768	695
Gross Unrealized Losses, Held for Investment Securities	0	-280
Held for investment fair value	108,531	114,956
Private mortgage backed securities [Member]
Amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	30,011	29,967
Gross Unrealized Gains, Available for Sale	50	291
Gross Unrealized Losses, Available for Sale	-221	0
Fair Value, Available for Sale	29,840	30,258
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	0
Held for investment fair value	0
Private collateralized mortgage obligations [Member]
Amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	94,072	85,175
Gross Unrealized Gains, Available for Sale	822	688
Gross Unrealized Losses, Available for Sale	-1,007	-728
Fair Value, Available for Sale	93,887	85,135
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	8,708
Gross Unrealized Gains, Held for Investment Securities	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, Held for Investment Securities	-84
Held for investment fair value	8,624
Collateralized loan obligations [Member]
Amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	127,416	127,397
Gross Unrealized Gains, Available for Sale	13	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, Available for Sale	-1,053	-2,172
Fair Value, Available for Sale	126,376	125,225
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	41,299	25,828
Gross Unrealized Gains, Held for Investment Securities	125	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, Held for Investment Securities	-240	-343
Held for investment fair value	41,184	25,485
Obligations of state and political subdivisions [Member]
Amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held for investment
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	23,241	23,511
Gross Unrealized Gains, Available for Sale	850	810
Gross Unrealized Losses, Available for Sale	-3	-3
Fair Value, Available for Sale	$24,088	$24,318

SECURITIES_Amortized_Cost_and_1

SECURITIES - Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Securities by Contractual Maturity (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held for Investment, Amortized Cost, Total	$223,061	$207,904
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Total	226,506	208,788
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	223,061	207,904
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held for Investment, Amortized Cost, Due in less than one year	0
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Due in less than one year	0
Available for Sale Amortized Cost, Due in less than one year	0
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Due in less than one year	0
Held for Investment, Amortized Cost, Due after one year through five years	4,838
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Due after one year through five years	4,750
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Due after one year through five years	637
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Due after one year through five years	638
Held for Investment, Amortized Cost, Due after five years through ten years	36,461
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Due after five years through ten years	36,435
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Due after five years through ten years	8,298
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Due after five years through ten years	8,464
Held for Investment, Amortized Cost, Due after ten years	0
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Due after ten years	0
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Due after ten years	145,494
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Due after ten years	145,224
Held for Investment, Amortized Cost, Total	41,299
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Total	41,185
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	154,429
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Total	154,326
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	154,429
Mortgage-backed Securities, US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Total	68,167	68,347
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	117,961
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	66,291	67,535
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	117,961
Fair Value, Available for Sale	119,491
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Of US Government Sponsored Entities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Total	108,531	114,956
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	334,248
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	106,763	114,541
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	334,248
Fair Value, Available for Sale	332,687
Private mortgage backed securities [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Total	0
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	30,011
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	0
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	30,011
Fair Value, Available for Sale	29,840
Private collateralized mortgage obligations [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Total	8,624
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	94,072
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	8,708
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	94,072
Fair Value, Available for Sale	93,888
No Contractual Maturity [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held for Investment, Fair Value, Total	226,506
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	730,721
Gross Amortized Cost, Held for Investment Securities	223,061
Gross Amortized Cost, Available for Sale	730,721
Fair Value, Available for Sale	$730,232

SECURITIES_Schedule_of_Unreali

SECURITIES - Schedule of Unrealized Loss and Fair Value on Investments (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	$257,100	$301,140
12 months or longer	205,705	226,642
Total	462,805	527,782
Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 months	-2,285	-3,672
12 months or longer	-4,229	-6,354
Total	-6,514	-10,026
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Governement Sponsored Entities [Member]
Fair Value
Less than 12 months		100
12 months or longer		0
Total		100
Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 months		0
12 months or longer		0
Total		0
Mortgage-backed Securities, US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	50,484	36,890
12 months or longer	9,963	21,640
Total	60,447	58,530
Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 months	-131	-153
12 months or longer	-129	-271
Total	-260	-424
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Of US Government Sponsored Entities [Member]
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	40,219	100,148
12 months or longer	156,937	170,400
Total	197,156	270,548
Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 months	-206	-833
12 months or longer	-3,441	-5,523
Total	-3,647	-6,356
Private mortage backed securities [Member]
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	14,336
12 months or longer	0
Total	14,336
Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 months	-221
12 months or longer	0
Total	-221
Private collaterlized mortgage obligations [Member]
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	47,173	61,554
12 months or longer	14,311	10,091
Total	61,484	71,645
Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 months	-856	-914
12 months or longer	-235	-157
Total	-1,091	-1,071
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	103,128	100,714
12 months or longer	24,494	24,511
Total	127,622	125,225
Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 months	-868	-1,769
12 months or longer	-424	-403
Total	-1,292	-2,172
Obligations of state and political subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	1,760	1,734
12 months or longer	0	0
Total	1,760	1,734
Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 months	-3	-3
12 months or longer	0	0
Total	($3)	($3)

LOANS_Additional_Information_D

LOANS - Additional Information (Details) (Maximum [Member], Substandard [Member])	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Maximum [Member] | Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Specific allowance on substandard loans, maximum percentage	30.00%

LOANS_Information_Relating_to_

LOANS - Information Relating to Loans (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	$1,854,487	$1,821,885
Construction and Land Development [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	100,341	87,036
Commercial real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	848,924	837,147
Residential real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	683,598	686,897
Other [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	335	512
Commercial and Financial [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	164,050	157,396
Consumer [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	57,239	52,897
Portfolio Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	1,554,244	1,488,005
Portfolio Loans [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	80,850	65,896
Portfolio Loans [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	639,875	610,863
Portfolio Loans [Member] | Residential real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	642,488	639,428
Portfolio Loans [Member] | Other [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	335	512
Portfolio Loans [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	135,221	120,763
Portfolio Loans [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	55,475	50,543
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	7,119	7,814
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	1,472	1,557
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	3,684	4,092
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Residential real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	699	851
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Other [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	0	0
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	1,263	1,312
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	1	2
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	293,124	326,066
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	18,019	19,583
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	205,365	222,192
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Residential real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	40,411	46,618
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Other [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	0	0
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	27,566	35,321
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
NET LOAN BALANCES	$1,763	$2,352

LOANS_Summarizes_Changes_in_To

LOANS - Summarizes Changes in Total Contractually Required Principal and Interest Cash Payments (Details) (Purchased Credit Impaired Loan [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	$7,750
Deletions	-798
Accretion	103
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	7,026
Contractually required principal and interest [Member]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	14,831
Deletions	-1,547
Accretion	0
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	13,284
Non-accretable difference [Member]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	-5,825
Deletions	664
Accretion	0
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference	85
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	-5,076
Cash flows expected to be collected [Member]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	9,006
Deletions	-883
Accretion	0
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference	85
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	8,208
Accretable yield [Member]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	-1,192
Deletions	85
Accretion	103
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference	-85
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	-1,089
Carrying value of acquired loans [Member]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	7,814
Deletions	-798
Accretion	103
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	7,119
Allowance for loan losses [Member]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	-64
Deletions	0
Accretion	0
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	($93)

LOANS_Contractual_Aging_of_Rec

LOANS - Contractual Aging of Recorded Investment in Past Due Loans (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	$1,844	$5,322
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	1,462	543
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	485	213
Nonaccrual	21,056	21,140
Current	1,829,640	1,794,667
Total Financing Receivables	1,854,487	1,821,885
Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	1,536	1,511
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	1,173	184
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	179	17
Nonaccrual	16,860	18,563
Current	1,534,496	1,467,730
Total Financing Receivables	1,554,244	1,488,005
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	95
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	5	359
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	114	116
Nonaccrual	2,342	2,572
Current	4,658	4,672
Total Financing Receivables	7,119	7,814
Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	308	3,716
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	284	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	192	80
Nonaccrual	1,854	5
Current	290,486	322,265
Total Financing Receivables	293,124	326,066
Commercial and Financial [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	227	232
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	149	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	134,845	120,531
Total Financing Receivables	135,221	120,763
Commercial and Financial [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	1,263	1,312
Total Financing Receivables	1,263	1,312
Commercial and Financial [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	159	953
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	27,407	34,368
Total Financing Receivables	27,566	35,321
Consumer [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	47	256
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	25
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	252	191
Current	55,176	50,071
Total Financing Receivables	55,475	50,543
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	1	2
Total Financing Receivables	1	2
Consumer [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	1,763	2,352
Total Financing Receivables	1,763	2,352
Construction and land development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	100,341	87,036
Construction and land development [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	361	0
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	521	534
Current	79,968	65,362
Total Financing Receivables	80,850	65,896
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	1,346	1,428
Current	126	129
Total Financing Receivables	1,472	1,557
Construction and land development [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	303
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	48	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	17,971	19,280
Total Financing Receivables	18,019	19,583
Commercial real estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	848,924	837,147
Commercial real estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	686	764
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	2,948	3,457
Current	636,241	606,642
Total Financing Receivables	639,875	610,863
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	7
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	5	359
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	729	733
Current	2,950	2,993
Total Financing Receivables	3,684	4,092
Commercial real estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	114	2,318
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	284	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	133	41
Nonaccrual	1,850	0
Current	202,984	219,833
Total Financing Receivables	205,365	222,192
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	683,598	686,897
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	215	259
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	1,024	159
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	179	17
Nonaccrual	13,139	14,381
Current	627,931	624,612
Total Financing Receivables	642,488	639,428
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	88
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	114	116
Nonaccrual	267	411
Current	318	236
Total Financing Receivables	699	851
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	35	142
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	11	39
Nonaccrual	4	5
Current	40,361	46,432
Total Financing Receivables	40,411	46,618
Other [Member] | Portfolio Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	335	512
Total Financing Receivables	335	512
Other [Member] | Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	0	0
Total Financing Receivables	0	0
Other [Member] | Purchased Unimpaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Accruing 30-59 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing 60-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Accruing Greater Than 90 Days	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Current	0	0
Total Financing Receivables	$0	$0

LOANS_Risk_Category_Class_of_L

LOANS - Risk Category, Class of Loans and Recorded Investment (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	$1,854,487	$1,821,885
Construction and Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	100,341	87,036
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	848,924	837,147
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	683,598	686,897
Commercial and Financial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	164,050	157,396
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	57,574	53,409
Pass [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	1,771,781	1,739,894
Pass [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	92,445	79,397
Pass [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	807,856	797,934
Pass [Member] | Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	653,225	655,518
Pass [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	162,182	155,281
Pass [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	56,073	51,764
Special Mention [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	17,728	15,653
Special Mention [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	2,070	1,815
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	12,665	11,709
Special Mention [Member] | Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	1,382	546
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	1,019	993
Special Mention [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	592	590
Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	20,075	20,201
Substandard [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	1,830	1,685
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	15,518	15,325
Substandard [Member] | Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	1,734	1,733
Substandard [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	732	1,002
Substandard [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	261	456
Doubtful [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Doubtful [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Doubtful [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Doubtful [Member] | Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Doubtful [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Doubtful [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Nonaccrual [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	21,056	21,140
Nonaccrual [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	1,867	1,963
Nonaccrual [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	5,527	4,189
Nonaccrual [Member] | Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	13,410	14,797
Nonaccrual [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Nonaccrual [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	252	191
Pass-Troubled debt restructures [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	3,431	4,021
Pass-Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	1,665	1,672
Pass-Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	1,752	2,332
Pass-Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	14	17
Pass-Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Pass-Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	0	0
Troubled debt restructures [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	20,416	20,976
Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Construction and Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	464	504
Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	5,606	5,658
Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	13,833	14,286
Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Commercial and Financial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	117	120
Troubled debt restructures [Member] | Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans	$396	$408

IMPAIRED_LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_F2

IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Troubled Debt Restructuring Outstanding	$23,800,000		$25,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Troubled Debt, Interest Income	243,000	568,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Interest Income Recognized, Change in Present Value Attributable to Passage of Time	72,000	65,000,000
Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Newly identified TDRs	1,000,000
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Newly identified TDRs		$400,000

IMPAIRED_LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_F3

IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Modified Loans (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
	Number
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$911
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	859
Specific Reserve Recorded	0
Valuation Allowance Recorded	52
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	911
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	859
Specific Reserve Recorded	0
Valuation Allowance Recorded	$52

IMPAIRED_LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_F4

IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Company's Recorded Investments in Impaired Loans and the Related Valuation Allowances (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Recorded Investment
Total	$40,887	$43,577
Unpaid Principal Balance
Total	48,183	51,269
Related Valuation Allowance
Total	3,323	3,541
Construction Land Development [Member]
Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded	1,876	1,824
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded	772	886
Total	2,648	2,710
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance Recorded	2,292	2,239
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance Recorded	822	931
Total	3,114	3,170
Related Valuation Allowance
Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded	136	159
Total	136	159
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded	2,696	3,087
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded	7,611	8,359
Total	10,307	11,446
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance Recorded	4,266	4,600
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance Recorded	7,680	8,469
Total	11,946	13,069
Related Valuation Allowance
Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded	467	529
Total	467	529
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded	11,183	11,898
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded	15,984	16,804
Total	27,167	28,702
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance Recorded	15,438	16,562
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance Recorded	16,859	17,693
Total	32,297	34,255
Related Valuation Allowance
Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded	2,569	2,741
Total	2,569	2,741
Commercial And Financial [Member]
Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded	117	120
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded	0
Total	117	120
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance Recorded	117	120
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance Recorded	0
Total	117	120
Related Valuation Allowance
Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded	0
Total	0	0
Consumer [Member]
Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded	133	65
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded	515	534
Total	648	599
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance Recorded	188	93
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance Recorded	521	562
Total	709	655
Related Valuation Allowance
Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded	151	112
Total	$151	$112

IMPAIRED_LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_F5

IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Company's Average Recorded Investments in Impaired Loans and Related Interest Income (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Average Recorded Investment
Total	$42,680	$52,232
Interest Income Recognized
Total	243	568
Construction and Land Development [Member]
Average Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	1,841	2,357
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	848	1,256
Total	2,689	3,613
Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	18	27
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	5	13
Total	23	40
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Average Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	2,957	3,240
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	8,110	8,753
Total	11,067	11,993
Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	4	21
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	74	151
Total	78	172
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Average Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	11,660	12,605
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	16,530	22,925
Total	28,190	35,530
Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	35	127
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	99	213
Total	134	340
Commercial And Financial [Member]
Average Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	119	102
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	0	63
Total	119	165
Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	2	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	0	2
Total	2	2
Consumer [Member]
Average Recorded Investment
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	87	387
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	528	544
Total	615	931
Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	0	5
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	6	9
Total	$6	$14

IMPAIRED_LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_F6

IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance	$17,071	$20,068
Provision for Loan Losses	404	-735
Charge-Offs	-583	-364
Recoveries	800	503
Net Charge-Offs	217	139
Ending Balance	17,721	19,472
Construction and Land Development [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance	722	808
Provision for Loan Losses	120	-36
Charge-Offs	-47	-3
Recoveries	47	27
Net Charge-Offs	0	24
Ending Balance	842	796
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance	4,528	6,160
Provision for Loan Losses	230	441
Charge-Offs	-156	-84
Recoveries	225	236
Net Charge-Offs	69	152
Ending Balance	4,827	6,753
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance	9,784	11,659
Provision for Loan Losses	-367	-1,378
Charge-Offs	-167	-112
Recoveries	416	189
Net Charge-Offs	249	77
Ending Balance	9,666	10,358
Commercial And Financial [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance	1,179	710
Provision for Loan Losses	124	220
Charge-Offs	-19	-108
Recoveries	90	31
Net Charge-Offs	71	-77
Ending Balance	1,374	853
Consumer [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance	794	731
Provision for Loan Losses	297	18
Charge-Offs	-194	-57
Recoveries	22	20
Net Charge-Offs	-172	-37
Ending Balance	$919	$712

IMPAIRED_LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_F7

IMPAIRED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Loan Portfolio and Related Allowance (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$40,887	$43,577
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,806,481	1,770,494
Total	1,847,368	1,814,071
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	3,323	3,541
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	14,305	13,466
Total	17,628	17,007
PCI Loans [Member]
Carrying Value
Total	7,119	7,814
Associated Allowance
Total	93	64
Construction and Land Development [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	2,648	2,710
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	96,221	82,769
Total	98,869	85,479
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	136	159
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	706	563
Total	842	722
Construction and Land Development [Member] | PCI Loans [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1,472	1,557
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	81	43
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	10,307	11,446
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	834,933	821,609
Total	845,240	833,055
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	467	529
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	4,360	3,999
Total	4,827	4,528
Commercial Real Estate [Member] | PCI Loans [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	3,684	4,092
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	5	3
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	27,167	28,702
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	655,732	657,344
Total	682,899	686,046
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	2,569	2,741
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	7,097	7,043
Total	9,666	9,784
Residential Real Estate [Member] | PCI Loans [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	699	851
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	5	18
Commercial And Financial [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	117	120
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	162,670	155,964
Total	162,787	156,084
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0	0
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,374	1,179
Total	1,374	1,179
Commercial And Financial [Member] | PCI Loans [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1,263	1,312
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	2	0
Consumer [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	648	599
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	56,925	52,808
Total	57,573	53,407
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	151	112
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	768	682
Total	919	794
Consumer [Member] | PCI Loans [Member]
Carrying Value
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1	2
Associated Allowance
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$0	$0

INCOME_TAXES_Additional_Inform

INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net deferred tax assets	$61.50	$61.50
Deferred tax assets not related to net operating losses or credits	36
Alternative minimum tax credits	0
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	0.00%
Deferred Tax Assets Related to State Net Operating Losses	7
Minimum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Annual income before taxes	2
State [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	0
State [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carry forwards Expiration Period	2034
State [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carry forwards Expiration Period	2028
Federal [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	0
Federal [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carry forwards Expiration Period	2032
Federal [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carry forwards Expiration Period	2029
U.S. Federal [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Alternative minimum tax credits	$0

FAIR_VALUE_Additional_Informat

FAIR VALUE - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Valuation Write Downs	$1,800,000
Capitalization Rates Utilized To Determine Fair Value Of Underlying Collateral Averaged Percentage	8.10%
Loans Receivable [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Into Level 3	0
FairValue Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Liability Transfers Charge Offs	0
Other Real Estate Owned And Other Reductions	0
Valuation Write Downs	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other Real Estate Owned And Other Reductions	0
Other Real Estate Owned [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Into Level 3	0.5
Other Real Estate Owned And Other Reductions	$0

FAIR_VALUE_Summary_of_Carrying

FAIR VALUE - Summary of Carrying Value and Fair Value of Company's Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Securities held to maturity	$223,061		$207,904
Loans, net	1,836,766		1,804,814
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets Level 1 [Member]
Securities held to maturity	0	[1]	0
Loans, net	0			0
Deposit liabilities	0			0
Borrowings	0			0
Subordinated debt	0			0
Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2 [Member]
Securities held to maturity	226,506	[1]	208,788
Loans, net	0			0
Deposit liabilities	0			0
Borrowings	52,729			53,584
Subordinated debt	53,898			53,861
Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Securities held to maturity	0	[1]	0
Loans, net	1,849,559			1,814,746
Deposit liabilities	2,610,845			2,417,355
Borrowings	0			0
Subordinated debt	0			0
Carrying Amount [Member]
Securities held to maturity	223,061	[1]	207,904
Loans, net	1,827,526			1,794,405
Deposit liabilities	2,609,825			2,416,534
Borrowings	50,000			50,000
Subordinated debt	$64,627			$64,583
[1]	See Note D for further detail of fair value of individual investment categories.

FAIR_VALUE_Fair_Value_Measurem

FAIR VALUE - Fair Value Measurements for Items Measured at Fair Value (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other real estate owned	$6,169		$7,462
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available for sale securities	730,232	[1]		741,375	[1]
Loans held for sale	18,851	[2]		12,078	[2]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available for sale securities	3,863	[1]		3,899	[1]
Loans held for sale	0	[2]		0	[2]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available for sale securities	726,369	[1]		737,476	[1]
Loans held for sale	18,851	[2]		12,078	[2]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available for sale securities	0	[1]		0	[1]
Loans held for sale	0	[2]		0	[2]
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loans	9,240	[3]		10,409	[3]
Other real estate owned	6,169	[4]		7,462	[4]
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loans	0	[3]		0	[3]
Other real estate owned	0	[4]		0	[4]
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loans	7,675	[3]		8,324	[3]
Other real estate owned	1,890	[4]		1,468	[4]
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loans	1,565	[3]		2,085	[3]
Other real estate owned	$4,279	[4]		$5,994	[4]
[1]	See Note D for further detail of fair value of individual investment categories.
[2]	Recurring fair value basis determined using observable market data.
[3]	See Note F. Nonrecurring fair value adjustments to loans identified as impaired reflect full or partial write-downs that are based on the loanbs observable market price or current appraised value of the collateral in accordance with ASC 310.
[4]	Fair value is measured on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with ASC 360.

PENDING_ACQUISITION_Additional

PENDING ACQUISITION - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued	0.3114
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	1,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	1,481,000