MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SECURITIES (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Community Capital Trust IV
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities
Redemption of debentures and associated preferred securities	$ 77.3

The cash inflow from the exercise of the rights to redeem debentures and trust preferred securities, net of the cash outflow for repurchasing trust preferred securities, by a business trust or other special purpose entity, mainly established by a bank holding entity, to third party investors. The trust's assets are deeply subordinated debentures of the bank holding entity. Most trust preferred securities are subject to a mandatory redemption upon the repayment of the debentures.

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