LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Summary of Impaired Loans, Excluding Purchased Impaired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Impaired loans
Loans with allowance allocation	$ 10,189		$ 3,484
Loans without allowance allocation	4,322		15,750
Carrying balance	14,511		19,234
Contractual balance	14,645		19,249
Specifically allocated allowance	965		$ 470
Average carrying balance of individually assessed loans	14,500	$ 3,100
Interest income on individually assessed loans	0	$ 0
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Impaired loans
Threshold balance of loans individually evaluated for impairment	$ 500

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Amount of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without related allowance for credit losses.

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Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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Amount of contractual balance of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without related allowance for credit losses.

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Amount of interest income recognized that the financing receivables (with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses) were impaired.

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Amount of allowance for credit losses related to specifically allocated.

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of impaired financing receivables for which there is no related allowance for credit losses.

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Amount of impaired financing receivables for which there is a related allowance for credit losses.

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