INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Schedule of Available for Sale Securities in Continuous Unrealized Loss Position and Approximate Fair Value of Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Available for Sale Securities, Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months	$ 37,289	$ 96,955
12 Months or Longer	446,679	388,355
Total	483,968	485,310
Available for Sale Securities, Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months	(964)	(5,339)
12 Months or Longer	(94,334)	(101,086)
Total	(95,298)	(106,425)
Held to Maturity Securities, Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months	9,647	28,809
12 Months or Longer	84,768	58,378
Total	94,415	87,187
Held to Maturity Securities, Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months	(135)	(5,411)
12 Months or Longer	(13,205)	(9,693)
Total	(13,340)	(15,104)
Fair Value
Fair Value, Less than 12 months	46,936	125,764
Fair Value, 12 months or longer	531,447	446,733
Fair Value	578,383	572,497
Unrealized Losses
Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 months	(1,099)	(10,750)
Unrealized Losses, 12 months or longer	(107,539)	(110,779)
Unrealized Losses	(108,638)	(121,529)
U.S. Government-Sponsored Agencies [Member]
Available for Sale Securities, Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months		13,174
12 Months or Longer	197,691	22,263
Total	197,691	35,437
Available for Sale Securities, Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months		(1,826)
12 Months or Longer	(47,103)	(2,737)
Total	(47,103)	(4,563)
Held to Maturity Securities, Fair Value
12 Months or Longer	36,631	190,542
Total	36,631	190,542
Held to Maturity Securities, Unrealized Losses
12 Months or Longer	(3,369)	(54,232)
Total	(3,369)	(54,232)
Mortgage-Backed Securities-Residential [Member]
Available for Sale Securities, Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months	36,634	82,907
12 Months or Longer	217,513	174,557
Total	254,147	257,464
Available for Sale Securities, Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months	(963)	(4,082)
12 Months or Longer	(42,214)	(42,678)
Total	(43,177)	(46,760)
Held to Maturity Securities, Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months	9,647	15,635
12 Months or Longer	48,137	36,115
Total	57,784	51,750
Held to Maturity Securities, Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months	(135)	(3,585)
12 Months or Longer	(9,836)	(6,956)
Total	(9,971)	(10,541)
SBA Pool Securities [Member]
Available for Sale Securities, Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months	655	3,377
12 Months or Longer	22,749	23,256
Total	23,404	26,633
Available for Sale Securities, Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months	(1)	(332)
12 Months or Longer	(3,743)	(4,176)
Total	(3,744)	(4,508)
State and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Available for Sale Securities, Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months		1,579
Total		1,579
Available for Sale Securities, Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months		(17)
Total		(17)
Corporate Bond [Member]
Available for Sale Securities, Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months		9,092
12 Months or Longer	8,726
Total	8,726	9,092
Available for Sale Securities, Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months		(908)
12 Months or Longer	(1,274)
Total	$ (1,274)	$ (908)