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LOANS - Changes in the Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				$ 32,786				$ 31,418	$ 32,786	$ 31,418	$ 31,707
Charge-offs									(2,012)	(4,482)	(2,841)
Recoveries									301	150	752
Provision for credit losses	$ 500	$ 1,500	$ 4,500	5,000	$ 600	$ 1,000	$ 3,500	600	11,500	5,700	1,800
Ending balance	44,200				32,786				44,200	32,786	31,418
Commercial Real Estate \| Mortgage loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				12,150				10,792	12,150	10,792	11,048
Charge-offs									(1)	(3,670)
Recoveries										1
Provision for credit losses									4,097	5,027	(256)
Ending balance	8,534				12,150				8,534	12,150	10,792
Multi-family
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				4,829				2,566	4,829	2,566	4,521
Provision for credit losses									496	2,263	(1,955)
Ending balance	1,736				4,829				1,736	4,829	2,566
Residential Real Estate Loans \| Mortgage loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				1,882				3,935	1,882	3,935	2,438
Charge-offs											(24)
Recoveries									3	112	3
Provision for credit losses									(1,005)	(2,165)	1,518
Ending balance	3,062				1,882				3,062	1,882	3,935
Commercial, industrial and agricultural:
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				12,583				12,722	12,583	12,722	12,838
Charge-offs									(2,004)	(799)	(2,806)
Recoveries									298	25	747
Provision for credit losses									7,787	635	1,943
Ending balance	27,363				12,583				27,363	12,583	12,722
Real estate construction and land loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				1,066				1,297	1,066	1,297	740
Provision for credit losses									(165)	(231)	557
Ending balance	2,175				1,066				2,175	1,066	1,297
Installment/consumer loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				$ 276				$ 106	276	106	122
Charge-offs									(7)	(13)	(11)
Recoveries										12	2
Provision for credit losses									290	171	(7)
Ending balance	1,330				$ 276				1,330	$ 276	$ 106
Effect of adoption \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Ending balance	1,625								1,625
Effect of adoption \| Commercial Real Estate \| Mortgage loans \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Ending balance	(7,712)								(7,712)
Effect of adoption \| Multi-family \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Ending balance	(3,589)								(3,589)
Effect of adoption \| Residential Real Estate Loans \| Mortgage loans \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Ending balance	2,182								2,182
Effect of adoption \| Commercial, industrial and agricultural: \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Ending balance	8,699								8,699
Effect of adoption \| Real estate construction and land loans \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Ending balance	1,274								1,274
Effect of adoption \| Installment/consumer loans \| ASU 2016-13
Allowance for Loan Losses
Ending balance	$ 771								$ 771