ACQUISITIONS - Acquired Loans Receivable (Details) - Nonperforming - Access National Bank $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contractually required principal and interest payments	$ 44,232
Nonaccretable difference	(6,062)
Cash flows expected to be collected	38,170
Accretable difference	(5,060)
Fair value of loans acquired with a deterioration of credit quality	$ 33,110

Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Accretable Difference

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Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Cash Flows Expected to be Collected.

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Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Nonaccretable Difference

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Fair value of acquired receivable from business combination, excluding certain loans and debt securities acquired in transfer.

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