LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Beginning balance	$ 93,180	$ 47,940	$ 53,173
Allowance on PCD loans		7,558
Provision for credit losses	9,625	44,032	(2,923)
Charge-offs	(12,416)	(8,056)	(2,481)
Recoveries	1,295	1,706	171
Net charge-offs	(11,121)	(6,350)	(2,310)
Ending balance	91,684	93,180	47,940
Commercial and industrial
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Beginning balance	41,236	16,629	17,738
Allowance on PCD loans		4,559
Provision for credit losses	120	26,175	306
Charge-offs	(10,600)	(7,461)	(1,579)
Recoveries	1,223	1,334	164
Net charge-offs	(9,377)	(6,127)	(1,415)
Ending balance	31,979	41,236	16,629
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Beginning balance	0	0	0
Allowance on PCD loans		0
Provision for credit losses	0	0	0
Charge-offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Net charge-offs	0	0	0
Ending balance	0	0	0
Consumer and other
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Beginning balance	348	83	413
Allowance on PCD loans		216
Provision for credit losses	379	28	(313)
Charge-offs	(291)	(66)	(24)
Recoveries	47	87	7
Net charge-offs	(244)	21	(17)
Ending balance	483	348	83
Commercial real estate (including multi-family residential) | Real estate
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Beginning balance	32,970	23,143	23,934
Allowance on PCD loans		1,040
Provision for credit losses	5,201	9,013	66
Charge-offs	0	(400)	(857)
Recoveries	16	174	0
Net charge-offs	16	(226)	(857)
Ending balance	38,187	32,970	23,143
Commercial real estate construction and land development | Real estate
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Beginning balance	14,121	6,263	6,939
Allowance on PCD loans		173
Provision for credit losses	(494)	7,698	(676)
Charge-offs	0	(72)	0
Recoveries	0	59	0
Net charge-offs	0	(13)	0
Ending balance	13,627	14,121	6,263
1-4 family residential (including home equity) | Real estate
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Beginning balance	2,709	847	3,279
Allowance on PCD loans		1,563
Provision for credit losses	3,592	304	(2,411)
Charge-offs	(1,525)	(57)	(21)
Recoveries	9	52	0
Net charge-offs	(1,516)	(5)	(21)
Ending balance	4,785	2,709	847
Residential construction | Real estate
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Beginning balance	1,796	975	870
Allowance on PCD loans		7
Provision for credit losses	827	814	105
Charge-offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Net charge-offs	0	0	0
Ending balance	$ 2,623	$ 1,796	$ 975