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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet and Income Statement [Table Text Block]
The following tables set forth information concerning amounts recognized in First Financial's Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Income related to the Company's pension plan:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)20242023
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$93,433 $80,006 
Service cost10,198 9,291 
Interest cost4,649 4,279 
Actuarial (gain) loss3,460 6,687 
Benefits paid, excluding settlement(7,443)(6,830)
Benefit obligation at end of year104,297 93,433 
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year144,540 133,449 
Actual return on plan assets13,057 17,921 
Benefits paid, excluding settlement(7,443)(6,830)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year150,154 144,540 
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Assets45,857 51,106 
Liabilities00
Net amount recognized$45,857 $51,106 
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Net actuarial loss$39,641 $40,459 
Net prior service cost12 22 
Deferred tax assets(9,173)(9,364)
Net amount recognized$30,480 $31,117 
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)$(637)$(906)
Accumulated benefit obligation$104,047 $92,953 
Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Table Text Block]
The components of net periodic benefit cost are shown in the table that follows:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)202420232022
Service cost$10,198 $9,291 $9,065 
Interest cost4,649 4,279 2,585 
Expected return on assets(10,555)(10,802)(10,982)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)10 10 (302)
Recognized net actuarial loss1,776 737 1,636 
Net periodic benefit (income) cost6,078 3,515 2,002 
Other changes recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Net actuarial (gain) loss958 (432)16,001 
Prior service cost
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)(10)(10)302 
Amortization of gain(1,776)(737)(1,636)
Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(828)(1,179)14,667 
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)$5,250 $2,336 $16,669 
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions [Table Text Block]
The pension plan assumptions are shown in the table that follows:
December 31,
202420232022
Benefit obligations
Discount rate5.69 %5.18 %5.50 %
Rate of compensation increase3.50 %3.50 %3.50 %
Weighted average interest crediting rate5.49 %4.93 %5.20 %
Net periodic benefit cost
Discount rate5.18 %5.50 %2.89 %
Expected return on plan assets7.25 %7.25 %7.25 %
Rate of compensation increase3.50 %3.50 %3.50 %
Weighted average interest crediting rate4.93 %5.20 %2.58 %
Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
The fair value of the plan assets as of December 31, 2024 by asset category is shown in the table that follows:
Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)TotalQuoted Prices in 
Active Markets 
for 
Identical Assets 
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Asset Category
Cash$245 $245 $$
U. S. Government agencies4,110 4,110 
Fixed income mutual funds65,139 65,139 
Equity mutual funds65,212 65,212 
Total assets in fair value hierarchy134,706 130,596 4,110 
Collective trusts15,448 
Investments at fair value$150,154 $130,596 $4,110 $
The fair value of the plan assets as of December 31, 2023 by asset category is shown in the table that follows:
Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)TotalQuoted Prices in 
Active Markets 
for 
Identical Assets 
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Asset Category
Cash$193 $193 $$
U. S. Government agencies2,751 2,751 
Fixed income mutual funds53,022 53,022 
Equity mutual funds74,301 74,301 
Total assets in fair value hierarchy130,267 127,516 2,751 
Collective trusts14,273 
Investments at fair value$144,540 $127,516 $2,751 $
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are expected to be paid:
(Dollars in thousands)Expected benefit payments
2025$7,519 
20267,279 
20278,671 
20287,865 
202910,482 
Thereafter54,019