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ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES FOR LOANS AND FINANCE LEASES - Carrying Amount of Portfolios (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized cost of loans	$ 12,446,024	$ 12,185,483
Allowance for credit losses	246,996	261,843	$ 254,532	$ 263,615	$ 267,058	$ 260,464
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized cost of loans	2,820,147	2,821,726
Allowance for credit losses	$ 40,651	$ 57,397	46,051	57,200	60,514	62,760
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] \| Allowance for loan and lease losses, numerator [Member] \| Loans Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses to amortized cost	1.44%	2.03%
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized cost of loans	$ 207,342	$ 214,777
Allowance for credit losses	$ 3,998	$ 5,605	5,646	5,621	4,804	2,308
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member] \| Allowance for loan and lease losses, numerator [Member] \| Loans Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses to amortized cost	1.93%	2.61%
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Mortgage loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized cost of loans	$ 2,471,880	$ 2,317,083
Allowance for credit losses	$ 24,205	$ 32,631	30,078	41,157	42,427	35,064
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Mortgage loans [Member] \| Allowance for loan and lease losses, numerator [Member] \| Loans Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses to amortized cost	0.98%	1.41%
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized cost of loans	$ 3,205,313	$ 3,174,232
Allowance for credit losses	$ 34,446	$ 33,190	34,448	30,097	28,014	32,906
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial loans [Member] \| Allowance for loan and lease losses, numerator [Member] \| Loans Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses to amortized cost	1.07%	1.05%
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized cost of loans	$ 3,741,342	$ 3,657,665
Allowance for credit losses	$ 143,696	$ 133,020	$ 138,309	$ 129,540	$ 131,299	$ 127,426
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Allowance for loan and lease losses, numerator [Member] \| Loans Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses to amortized cost	3.84%	3.64%
Loan Total [Member] \| Allowance for loan and lease losses, numerator [Member] \| Loans Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses to amortized cost	1.98%	2.15%