EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Payment Made for Employee Benefit Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Employee Benefits and Share-based Compensation, Noncash [Abstract]
401(K) Plan	$ 7,091	$ 7,037	$ 6,515
ESOP	804	750	750
Cash	696	667	674
Total	$ 8,591	$ 8,454	$ 7,939

This item represents the amount of cash contributions during the period made by the entity to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480489/718-40-50-1

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