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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Amount, after troubled debt restructuring, of modified financing receivable.

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Amount, before troubled debt restructuring, of financing receivable to be modified.

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Troubled Debt Restructuring (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 borrower	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) borrower	Jun. 30, 2022 borrower	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) borrower
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| borrower		2		4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 3,606		$ 6,094
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 3,606		$ 6,094
Commercial Mortgages \| Commercial mortgages, other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| borrower	0	2	0	4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 3,606		$ 6,094
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 3,606		$ 6,094
Residential Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| borrower				0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment				$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment				$ 0