LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES (Summary of Aging of the Loan Portfolio by Class) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	$ 13,863	$ 7,490
Greater than 90 Days and still Accruing, % of total loans	0.09%	0.05%
Nonaccrual	$ 36,860	$ 27,038
Nonaccrual, % of total loans	0.24%	0.19%
Total Loans	$ 15,635,043	$ 14,449,142
Total loans, % of total loans	100.00%	100.00%
Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	$ 15,549,784	$ 14,392,081
Current, % of total loans	99.45%	99.60%
30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	$ 29,120	$ 18,855
Past Due, % of total loans	0.19%	0.13%
60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	$ 5,416	$ 3,678
Past Due, % of total loans	0.03%	0.03%
Construction and Land Development
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	$ 25	$ 100
Nonaccrual	348	307
Total Loans	1,107,850	1,101,260
Construction and Land Development | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,107,183	1,099,555
Construction and Land Development | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	270	1,253
Construction and Land Development | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	24	45
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	2,579	2,167
Nonaccrual	3,001	7,178
Total Loans	1,998,787	1,982,608
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,991,632	1,970,323
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,575	2,305
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	0	635
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	2,967	607
Nonaccrual	12,616	1,263
Total Loans	4,172,401	3,996,130
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	4,156,089	3,993,091
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	545	1,121
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	184	48
Multifamily Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Total Loans	1,061,997	802,923
Multifamily Real Estate | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,061,851	801,694
Multifamily Real Estate | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	0	1,229
Multifamily Real Estate | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	146	0
Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	782	459
Nonaccrual	4,556	1,884
Total Loans	3,589,347	2,983,349
Commercial and Industrial | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	3,579,657	2,980,008
Commercial and Industrial | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	4,303	824
Commercial and Industrial | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	49	174
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,383	275
Nonaccrual	1,804	1,904
Total Loans	522,580	538,063
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	518,150	534,653
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	567	1,231
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	676	0
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	4,470	1,955
Nonaccrual	11,098	10,846
Total Loans	1,078,173	940,275
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,053,255	919,833
Total Loans	1,053,255	919,833
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	7,546	5,951
Total Loans	7,546	5,951
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,804	1,690
Total Loans	1,804	1,690
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | Greater Than 90 Days and still Accruing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	4,470	1,955
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	11,098	10,846
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,095	1,384
Nonaccrual	3,087	3,453
Total Loans	619,433	585,184
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	611,584	577,993
Total Loans	611,584	577,993
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	2,238	1,843
Total Loans	2,238	1,843
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,429	511
Total Loans	1,429	511
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | Greater Than 90 Days and still Accruing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	1,095	1,384
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	3,087	3,453
Auto
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	410	344
Nonaccrual	350	200
Total Loans	486,926	592,976
Auto | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	480,557	589,235
Total Loans	480,557	589,235
Auto | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	4,737	2,747
Total Loans	4,737	2,747
Auto | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	872	450
Total Loans	872	450
Auto | Greater Than 90 Days and still Accruing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	410	344
Auto | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	350	200
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	152	108
Nonaccrual	0	3
Total Loans	120,641	152,545
Consumer | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	119,487	151,958
Total Loans	119,487	151,958
Consumer | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	770	351
Total Loans	770	351
Consumer | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	232	125
Total Loans	232	125
Consumer | Greater Than 90 Days and still Accruing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	152	108
Consumer | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans		3
Other Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	0	91
Nonaccrual	0	0
Total Loans	876,908	773,829
Other Commercial | Current
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	870,339	773,738
Other Commercial | 30 to 59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	6,569	0
Other Commercial | 60 to 89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	$ 0	$ 0