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CONTINGENCIES	3 Months Ended
CONTINGENCIES	Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
CONTINGENCIES	CONTINGENCIES Legal Contingencies In the normal course of business, the Company may have various legal claims and other similar contingent matters outstanding for which a loss may be realized. For these claims, the Company establishes a liability for contingent losses when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. For claims determined to be reasonably possible but not probable of resulting in a loss, there may be a range of possible losses in excess of the established liability. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company recorded an accrued contingent liability of $3.9 million and $4.2 million, respectively. McClain Feed Yard Litigation. Mechanics Bank is currently a defendant in (i) actions filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, captioned AgTexas Farm Credit Services, et al. v. Rabo AgriFinance, LLC, et al. and 2B Farms, et al. v. Rabo AgriFinance, LLC, et al., which were consolidated in the bankruptcy case captioned In re McClain Feed Yard, Inc., et al. (jointly administered with In re 2B Farms), (ii) a related adversary proceeding filed by a court-appointed Chapter 7 Trustee captioned Kent Ries, et al. v. Community Financial Services Bank et al. (In re McClain Feed Yard, Inc.), and (iii) a Kentucky putative class action captioned Tindal and Rogers v. Community Financial Services Bank, et al., brought on behalf of investors in that state. These cases allege that the defendants knowingly or negligently aided and abetted a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Kentucky farmer Brian McClain, who was accused of defrauding investors of millions of dollars through a fictitious “ghost” cattle scheme. On May 30, 2025, Mechanics Bank filed a motion to dismiss the Chapter 7 Trustee’s complaint. On March 27, 2026, the bankruptcy court issued an order dismissing all of the Chapter 7 Trustee's claims against Mechanics Bank with prejudice, with the exception of the alleged fraudulent and preferential transfer claims (which the court will address by separate order). We analyze loss contingencies in accordance with the guidance provided in ASC 450, “Contingencies.” Although we do not consider the potential for an insurance recovery in making the determination of the reasonably estimable amount of loss, we do maintain insurance, with significant policy limits, that could provide coverage for the liabilities that may arise from this matter. Additionally, we believe that Rabo AgriFinance LLC and certain third parties are contractually obligated to indemnify us in these cases. We intend to vigorously defend these cases and pursue our indemnification rights. However, based on the information currently available and uncertainty around these pending unresolved issues, we cannot reasonably estimate a range of potential exposures at this time. Therefore, we have not recorded an accrual for these cases under ASC 450-20. However, it is reasonably possible that the ultimate resolution of these cases could result in future charges that may be material in our results of operations. We will continue to monitor and evaluate the status of these cases each quarter to determine the need for additional disclosure pursuant to ASC 450. See Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.