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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Modification Type (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Pre- Modification Recorded Balance |  | $ 114,000
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  | $ 118,000
Number of Loans | loan |  | 2
Current |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 53,508,000 |
30-89 Days Past Due |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 125,000 |
Payment Delay |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 6,397,000 |
Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 38,779,000 |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  | $ 62,000
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 7,988,000 |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 469,000 |
Contractual Interest Rate Reduction [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  | 56,000
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 0.02% |
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers | Current |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 58,000 |
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers | 30-89 Days Past Due |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers | Payment Delay |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers | Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 58,000 |
Term Extension | 144 months |
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |
Agricultural land, production and other loans to farmers | Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |
Commercial and industrial loans |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 0.48% |
Pre- Modification Recorded Balance |  | 61,000
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  | $ 62,000
Number of Loans | loan |  | 1
Commercial and industrial loans | Current |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 17,660,000 |
Commercial and industrial loans | 30-89 Days Past Due |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Commercial and industrial loans | Payment Delay |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 857,000 |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | 24,000 |
Commercial and industrial loans | Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 16,572,000 |
Term Extension | 10 months |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  | $ 62,000
Commercial and industrial loans | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 231,000 |
Term Extension | 13 months |
Commercial and industrial loans | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Maximum |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | 9.67% |
Commercial and industrial loans | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Minimum |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | 7.39% |
Commercial and industrial loans | Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |
Commercial and industrial loans | Contractual Interest Rate Reduction [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  | 0
Construction |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 0.00% |
Construction | Current |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 11,000 |
Construction | 30-89 Days Past Due |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Construction | Payment Delay |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Construction | Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 11,000 |
Term Extension | 24 months |
Construction | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |
Construction | Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 0.81% |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied | Current |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 19,480,000 |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied | 30-89 Days Past Due |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied | Payment Delay |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied | Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 11,823,000 |
Term Extension | 11 months |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 7,657,000 |
Term Extension | 34 months |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Maximum |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | 8.57% |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Minimum |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | 7.89% |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied | Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 1.35% |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied | Current |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 15,734,000 |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied | 30-89 Days Past Due |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied | Payment Delay |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 5,540,000 |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | 4,500,000 |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied | Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 10,123,000 |
Term Extension | 6 months |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 71,000 |
Term Extension | 114 months |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Maximum |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | 10.25% |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Minimum |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | 6.61% |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied | Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |
Residential |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 0.03% |
Pre- Modification Recorded Balance |  | 53,000
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  | $ 56,000
Number of Loans | loan |  | 1
Residential | Current |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 473,000 |
Residential | 30-89 Days Past Due |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 125,000 |
Residential | Payment Delay |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Residential | Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 129,000 |
Term Extension | 6 months |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  | $ 0
Residential | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |
Residential | Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 469,000 |
Term Extension | 3 months |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | $ 3,400 |
Residential | Contractual Interest Rate Reduction [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  | $ 56,000
Home equity |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 0.01% |
Home equity | Current |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 92,000 |
Home equity | 30-89 Days Past Due |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Home equity | Payment Delay |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Home equity | Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 63,000 |
Term Extension | 7 months |
Home equity | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 29,000 |
Term Extension | 240 months |
Home equity | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Maximum |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | 9.25% |
Home equity | Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Minimum |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | 7.25% |
Home equity | Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |
Term Extension | 3 months |
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | $ 300 |
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures | Current |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | 0 |
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures | 30-89 Days Past Due |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Loan modifications made to borrowers | $ 0 |

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