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ACQUISITION OF REVERE BANK - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) bank	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total transaction value		$ 293,002
Assets		2,846,356
Provisional amount of goodwill recognized		$ 515		$ 800
Subsequent Event \| Forecast
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Provisional amount of goodwill recognized			$ 500
Sandy Spring Shareholders
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in combined company				74.00%
Revere shareholders
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in combined company				26.00%
Maryland-based Revere
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition rate of share exchange (in shares) \| shares				1.05
Closing price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 22.64
Total transaction value	$ 293,000
Assets	$ 2,800,000
Number of banking offices \| bank	11