CREDIT QUALITY ASSESSMENT (Non-accrual Loans) (Detail) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Average non-accrual loans for the period	$ 59,675
Contractual interest income due on non-accrual loans during the period	2,391
Interest income on non-accrual loans recognized on a cash basis	682
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Average non-accrual loans for the period	14,023
Contractual interest income due on non-accrual loans during the period	570
Interest income on non-accrual loans recognized on a cash basis	75
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Average non-accrual loans for the period	6,165
Contractual interest income due on non-accrual loans during the period	214
Interest income on non-accrual loans recognized on a cash basis	83
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment \| Commercial AD&C [Member]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Average non-accrual loans for the period	1,538
Contractual interest income due on non-accrual loans during the period	37
Interest income on non-accrual loans recognized on a cash basis	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment \| Commercial Investor RE [Member]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Average non-accrual loans for the period	20,744
Contractual interest income due on non-accrual loans during the period	984
Interest income on non-accrual loans recognized on a cash basis	279
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment \| Commercial Owner Occupied RE [Member]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Average non-accrual loans for the period	4,984
Contractual interest income due on non-accrual loans during the period	238
Interest income on non-accrual loans recognized on a cash basis	82
Residential Real Estate [Member] \| Residential mortgage loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Average non-accrual loans for the period	12,221
Contractual interest income due on non-accrual loans during the period	348
Interest income on non-accrual loans recognized on a cash basis	163
Residential Real Estate [Member] \| Residential Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Average non-accrual loans for the period	0
Contractual interest income due on non-accrual loans during the period	0
Interest income on non-accrual loans recognized on a cash basis	$ 0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 16
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119407570&loc=SL82919258-210447

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