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Value of equity interests (such as common shares, preferred shares, or partnership interest) issued or issuable to acquire the entity.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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MERGER - Purchase Price (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			6 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021
MERGER
Purchase price consideration			$ 491,210
Merger Agreement
MERGER
Number of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders		41,226,000
Number of Bridge Outstanding Shares		41,226,000
Cash in lieu of fractional shares		$ 1,007,140
Merger Agreement \| Bridge shareholders
MERGER
Number of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders	21,200,000	19,993,000
Number of Bridge Outstanding Shares	21,200,000	19,993,000
Cash in lieu of fractional shares		$ 488,420
Merger Agreement \| Legacy Dime shareholders
MERGER
Number of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders	30,853,000	21,233,000
Legacy Dime market price per share as of February 1, 2021	$ 15.90
Purchase price determination of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders	$ 490,560
Number of Bridge Outstanding Shares	30,853,000	21,233,000
Cash in lieu of fractional shares	$ 7	$ 518,720
Purchase price consideration	$ 491,210
Merger Agreement \| Legacy Dime shareholders \| Common Stock
MERGER
Number of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders	643,000
Number of Bridge Outstanding Shares	643,000