Mortgage Loans Serviced for Others, Amount

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Servicing Asset At Amortized Cost, Amortization, Term

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Servicing Rights Impairment (Recovery)

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Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 954
-SubTopic 440
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
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Income from mortgage banking activities (fees and commissions) and servicing real estate mortgages, credit cards, and other financial assets held by others net of any related impairment of capitalized service costs. Also includes any premiums received in lieu of regular servicing fees on such loans only as earned over the life of the loans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
-Number 229
-Section 1402
-Subsection Instruction 3

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the amortized amount from a decrease (increase) in the valuation allowance applied to the servicing asset for a contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 50
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)(5)
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Value of input used to measure servicing asset.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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GOODWILL, CORE DEPOSIT PREMIUM AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Mortgage and commercial loans servicing narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Mortgage loans serviced for others	$ 728,900,000		$ 723,300,000
Custodial escrow balances maintained	8,200,000		4,500,000
Valuation allowance	0
Valuation adjustment on servicing rights	1,658,000	$ 917,000
Mortgage servicing rights
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Fees collected for servicing of mortgage loans	$ 454,000	$ 464,000
Mortgage servicing rights \| Measurement Input, Cap Rate \| Minimum
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Average capitalization rate (percent)	0.0083	0.0076
Mortgage servicing rights \| Measurement Input, Cap Rate \| Maximum
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Average capitalization rate (percent)	0.0111	0.0112
Mortgage Servicing Rights 15-year Tranche
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Amortization period (in years)	15 years
Valuation allowance	$ 0		327,000
Mortgage Servicing Rights 30-year Tranche
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Amortization period (in years)	30 years
Valuation allowance			$ 1,300,000