Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Modified in Period, Amount

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Financing Receivable, Modified, Extended Term

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Number Of Days Past Due After Which A Loan Will Be Rated

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of accrued interest on financing receivable.

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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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The balance of financing receivables that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2022 loan	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Credit Loss [Abstract]
Number of modified loans \| loan		1	0
Modification, payment delay period		4 months
Accrued interest	$ 6,600	$ 6,600		$ 6,500
Number of days past due after which a retail loan is rated		90 days
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized cost basis	1,920	$ 2,195
Loans individually analyzed	5,937	5,937		7,482
Commercial Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized cost basis	1,920	2,195
Loans individually analyzed	3,964	3,964		$ 4,383
Collateral Pledged
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans individually analyzed	$ 5,096	$ 5,096