SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance on AFS debt securities	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Period of performance for return to accrual status	6 months
Enrollment term of employee stock purchase plan	6 months
Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Net actuarial gain or loss amortized (percentage)	10.00%
Premises \| Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Estimated useful live of premises and equipment	5 years
Premises \| Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Estimated useful live of premises and equipment	39 years
Furniture and equipment \| Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Estimated useful live of premises and equipment	3 years
Furniture and equipment \| Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Estimated useful live of premises and equipment	8 years

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- Definition

Threshold period of performance of non-accruing financing receivable upon which it is considered for return to accrual status, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The threshold percent of gain (loss) from change in actuarial assumptions, for amortization in net periodic benefit cost.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 30
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479130/326-30-45-1

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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