FAIR VALUE, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis
Mortgage servicing rights	$ 1,469,000	$ 1,384,000
Valuation allowance	566,000	3,874,000
Fair value, assets, levels transfers	0
Mortgage Servicing Rights.
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis
Valuation allowance		200,000
Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis
Individually assessed loans	1,820,000	25,063,000
Other real estate owned	718,000	883,000
Mortgage servicing rights	810,000
Contingent consideration	$ (3,100,000)
Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 \| Other Real Estate Owned \| Market Approach Valuation Technique \| Minimum
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis
Discount rate	31.80%
Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 \| Other Real Estate Owned \| Market Approach Valuation Technique \| Maximum
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis
Discount rate	42.30%
Non-recurring
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis
Individually assessed loans	$ 1,820,000	25,063,000
Other real estate owned	718,000	883,000
Mortgage servicing rights	810,000	682,000
Contingent consideration	(3,100,000)	0
Total	248,000	26,628,000
Non-recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets For Identical Assets, Level 1
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis
Individually assessed loans	0	0
Other real estate owned	0	0
Mortgage servicing rights	0	0
Contingent consideration	0	0
Total	0	0
Non-recurring \| Significant Observable Inputs, Level 2
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis
Individually assessed loans	0	0
Other real estate owned	0	0
Mortgage servicing rights	0	0
Contingent consideration	0	0
Total	0	0
Non-recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3
Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis
Individually assessed loans	1,820,000	25,063,000
Other real estate owned	718,000	883,000
Mortgage servicing rights	810,000	682,000
Contingent consideration	(3,100,000)	0
Total	$ 248,000	$ 26,628,000

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Amount of transfers of assets measured on a recurring basis out of Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy into Level 2.

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Amount of allowance for credit losses related to recorded investment.

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Carrying amount of other real estate not separately disclosed, including, but not limited to, real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. This does not include real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

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