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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Amortized Cost Basis Of Collateral Dependent Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ 60,666 | $ 78,302 |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 204,934 | 223,277 | $ 130,648
Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 32,029 | 42,101 |
Construction |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 7 | 10 |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 17,516 | 26,534 |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 9,452 | 6,986 |
Residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 1,439 | 2,382 |
Home equity |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 223 | 289 |
Commercial Real Estate |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 26,968 | 33,520 |
Commercial Real Estate | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Real Estate | Construction |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Real Estate | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 17,516 | 26,534 |
Commercial Real Estate | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 9,452 | 6,986 |
Commercial Real Estate | Residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Real Estate | Home equity |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Residential Real Estate |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 1,669 | 2,681 |
Residential Real Estate | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Residential Real Estate | Construction |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 7 | 10 |
Residential Real Estate | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Residential Real Estate | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Residential Real Estate | Residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 1,439 | 2,382 |
Residential Real Estate | Home equity |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 223 | 289 |
Other |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 32,029 | 42,101 |
Other | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 32,029 | 42,101 |
Other | Construction |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Other | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Other | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Other | Residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Other | Home equity |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 | 0 |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 11,769 | 11,512 |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 11,474 | 8,367 |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Construction |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 0 | 1 |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 35 | 2,064 |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 0 | 776 |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 230 | 260 |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Home equity |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | $ 30 | $ 44 |

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