CREDIT QUALITY ASSESSMENT (Impaired Loans by Portfolio) (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	$ 23,365
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	1,947
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	465
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	169
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	7,781
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	648
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	221
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	62
All Other Loans
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	1,577
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	128
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	8
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	68
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment \| Commercial AD&C [Member]
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	2,052
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	127
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	0
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment \| Commercial Investor RE [Member]
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	7,565
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	786
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	49
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	39
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment \| Commercial Owner Occupied RE [Member]
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Average impaired loans for the period	4,390
Contractual interest income due on impaired loans during the period	258
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis	187
Interest income on impaired loans recognized on an accrual basis	$ 0

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