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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Loan Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Loans receivable, net
Loans	$ 10,023,857		$ 9,704,598
Allowance for credit losses	(71,442)		(66,669)		$ (63,200)
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses	9,952,415		9,637,929
CRE - multifamily
Loans receivable, net
Loans	663,681		619,794
CRE - owner occupied
Loans receivable, net
Loans	816,630		752,774
CRE - non-owner occupied
Loans receivable, net
Loans	1,720,539		1,711,198
Commercial & industrial and other business loans
Loans receivable, net
Loans	1,093,323		1,000,630
Business lending
Loans receivable, net
Loans	4,294,173		4,084,396
Consumer mortgage
Loans receivable, net
Loans	3,368,166		3,285,018
Consumer indirect
Loans receivable, net
Loans	1,723,002		1,703,440
Consumer direct
Loans receivable, net
Loans	186,503		185,229
Home equity
Loans receivable, net
Loans	452,013		446,515
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| CRE - multifamily
Loans receivable, net
Loans	663,681		619,794
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| CRE - owner occupied
Loans receivable, net
Loans	816,630		752,774
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| CRE - non-owner occupied
Loans receivable, net
Loans	1,720,539		1,711,198
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| Commercial & industrial and other business loans
Loans receivable, net
Loans	1,093,323		1,000,630
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| Business lending
Loans receivable, net
Allowance for credit losses	(31,128)	$ (29,371)	(26,854)	$ (25,291)	(25,227)	$ (23,297)
Residential Portfolio Segment \| Consumer mortgage
Loans receivable, net
Loans	3,368,166		3,285,018
Allowance for credit losses	(14,303)	(14,490)	(15,333)	(14,553)	(14,278)	(14,343)
Residential Portfolio Segment \| Home equity
Loans receivable, net
Allowance for credit losses	(1,519)	(1,581)	(1,628)	(1,600)	(1,588)	(1,594)
Consumer Portfolio Segment \| Consumer indirect
Loans receivable, net
Loans	1,723,002		1,703,440
Allowance for credit losses	(20,124)	(20,294)	(18,585)	(17,808)	(18,047)	(17,852)
Consumer Portfolio Segment \| Consumer direct
Loans receivable, net
Loans	186,503		185,229
Allowance for credit losses	(3,368)	(3,355)	(3,269)	(3,032)	(3,030)	(2,973)
Consumer Portfolio Segment \| Home equity
Loans receivable, net
Loans	452,013		446,515
Allowances For Credit Losses
Loans receivable, net
Allowance for credit losses	$ (71,442)	$ (70,091)	$ (66,669)	$ (63,284)	$ (63,170)	$ (61,059)