SECURITIES - Total Available for Sale and Held to Maturity Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Total securities
Amortized Cost	$ 562,525	$ 773,101
Gross Unrealized Gains	10,951	5,956
Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,484)	(5,739)
Total securities	$ 570,992	$ 773,318

The cost of debt securities, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined) and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any.

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The excess of fair value over amortized cost for available for sale securities and held to maturity securities as of the balance sheet date.

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The excess of amortized cost over fair value for available for sale and held to maturity securities as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity) and investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(6))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878

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