LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES (Troubled Loan Modifications) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 1,019	$ 29,419
Troubled Loan Modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		29,400
Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	892	23,510
Term Extension \| Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	97	$ 2,008
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable		0.06%
Weighted-average years added to life of loan		2 months 12 days
Term Extension \| Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 0	$ 20,133
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%	0.49%
Weighted-average years added to life of loan		6 months
Term Extension \| Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 766	$ 766
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.04%	0.04%
Weighted-average years added to life of loan		2 months 12 days
Term Extension \| Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 29	$ 603
Weighted-average years added to life of loan		10 years 8 months 12 days
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	127	$ 974
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction \| Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 127	$ 959
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.01%	0.09%
Weighted-average years added to life of loan		20 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted-average contractual interest rate before loan modification		8.20%
Weighted-average contractual interest rate after loan modification		7.60%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction \| Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 0	$ 15
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%
Weighted-average years added to life of loan		19 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted-average contractual interest rate before loan modification		10.50%
Weighted-average contractual interest rate after loan modification		7.30%
Principal Forgiveness
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 0	$ 4,935
Principal Forgiveness \| Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 0	$ 4,935
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%	0.12%
Loan modification, amount of principal reduction		$ 3,500

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The length of loan duration extension for financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Amount of principal reduction in a loan forgiveness agreement.

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