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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) - Merger Agreement - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023
MERGER
Number of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders		41,226
Number of Bridge Outstanding Shares		41,226
Cash in lieu of fractional shares		$ 1,007,140
Purchase price consideration			$ 491,210
Bridge shareholders
MERGER
Number of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders	21,200	19,993
Number of Bridge Outstanding Shares	21,200	19,993
Cash in lieu of fractional shares		$ 488,420
Legacy Dime shareholders
MERGER
Number of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders	30,853	21,233
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	21,233
Cash in lieu of fractional shares	$ 7	$ 518,720
Purchase price consideration	$ 491,210
Legacy Dime shareholders \| Common Stock
MERGER
Number of hypothetical Legacy Dime shares issued to Bridge shareholders	643
Number of Bridge Outstanding Shares	643