LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - NONACCRUAL (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual with ACLL	$ 2,475	$ 3,324
Nonaccrual with no ACLL	16,675	12,238
Nonaccrual	19,150	15,562
Financing Receivable, 90 Days or More Past Due, Still Accruing	1,468	756
Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual Loans	$ 1,376	2,664
Number of consecutive months payments received before non-accrual loans returned to accrual status (in months) \| item	6
Core Banking Activities
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual	$ 19,150	15,562
Traditional Banking
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual	19,150	15,562
Republic Processing Group
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Financing Receivable, 90 Days or More Past Due, Still Accruing	1,468	756
Residential real estate \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual with ACLL	376	2,252
Nonaccrual with no ACLL	14,680	11,136
Nonaccrual	15,056	13,388
Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual Loans	954	1,000
Residential real estate \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied \| Traditional Banking
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual	15,056	13,388
Residential real estate \| Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual with ACLL	20	56
Nonaccrual with no ACLL	44	61
Nonaccrual	64	117
Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual Loans	15	1
Residential real estate \| Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied \| Traditional Banking
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual	64	117
Residential real estate \| Home equity
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual with no ACLL	1,948	815
Nonaccrual	1,948	815
Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual Loans	184	263
Residential real estate \| Home equity \| Traditional Banking
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual	1,948	815
Commercial real estate
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual with ACLL	850	1,001
Nonaccrual	850	1,001
Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual Loans	191	1,384
Commercial real estate \| Traditional Banking
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual	850	1,001
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual with ACLL	1,221
Nonaccrual	1,221
Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual Loans	26
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial \| Traditional Banking
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual	1,221
Consumer
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual with ACLL	8	15
Nonaccrual with no ACLL	3	226
Nonaccrual	11	241
Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual Loans	6	16
Consumer \| Automobile loans \| Traditional Banking
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual	10	31
Consumer \| Other consumer \| Traditional Banking
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual	1	210
Republic Credit Solution \| Republic Processing Group
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Financing Receivable, 90 Days or More Past Due, Still Accruing	$ 1,468	$ 756

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