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LOANS - Changes in the Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 43,401	$ 31,171	$ 32,786	$ 31,418
Charge-offs	(1,469)	(9)	(2,005)	(4,479)
Recoveries	42	11	68	134
Provision for credit losses	1,500	1,000	11,000	5,100
Ending balance	43,474	32,173	43,474	32,173
Prior to adoption \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			32,786
Commercial real estate occupied:
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			12,150
Commercial real estate occupied: \| Mortgage loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	6,993	10,878		10,792
Charge-offs			(1)	(3,670)
Provision for credit losses	1,093	1,051	3,649	4,807
Ending balance	8,086	11,929	8,086	11,929
Commercial real estate occupied: \| Mortgage loans \| Prior to adoption \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			12,150
Multi-family
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			4,829
Multi-family \| Mortgage loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,628	2,545		2,566
Provision for credit losses	46	445	434	424
Ending balance	1,674	2,990	1,674	2,990
Multi-family \| Mortgage loans \| Prior to adoption \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			4,829
Residential real estate
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			1,882
Residential real estate \| Mortgage loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	3,692	2,620		3,935
Recoveries		1	2	112
Provision for credit losses	(494)	(713)	(868)	(2,139)
Ending balance	3,198	1,908	3,198	1,908
Residential real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Prior to adoption \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			1,882
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	26,949	13,558	12,583	12,722
Charge-offs	(1,469)		(2,002)	(796)
Recoveries	42		66	12
Provision for credit losses	2,059	523	8,235	2,143
Ending balance	27,581	14,081	27,581	14,081
Commercial, industrial and agricultural \| Prior to adoption \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			12,583
Real estate construction and land loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	2,620	1,333	1,066	1,297
Provision for credit losses	(857)	(335)	(577)	(299)
Ending balance	1,763	998	1,763	998
Real estate construction and land loans \| Prior to adoption \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			1,066
Installment/consumer loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	1,519	237	276	106
Charge-offs		(9)	(2)	(13)
Recoveries		10		10
Provision for credit losses	(347)	29	127	164
Ending balance	$ 1,172	$ 267	1,172	$ 267
Installment/consumer loans \| Prior to adoption \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			276
Effect of adoption \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			1,625
Effect of adoption \| Commercial real estate occupied: \| Mortgage loans \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			(7,712)
Effect of adoption \| Multi-family \| Mortgage loans \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			(3,589)
Effect of adoption \| Residential real estate \| Mortgage loans \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			2,182
Effect of adoption \| Commercial, industrial and agricultural \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			8,699
Effect of adoption \| Real estate construction and land loans \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			1,274
Effect of adoption \| Installment/consumer loans \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance			$ 771