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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Amortized Cost Basis Of Collateral Dependent Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ 84,813 | $ 60,666 |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 192,757 | 204,934 | $ 223,277 | $ 195,397
Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 23,455 | 32,029 |  |
Construction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 22,652 | 7 |  |
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 27,583 | 17,516 |  |
Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 9,748 | 9,452 |  |
Residential |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 1,174 | 1,439 |  |
Home equity |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 201 | 223 |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in collateral dependent loans | 24,100 |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 12,312 | 11,769 |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in collateral dependent loans | (8,600) |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 7,803 | 11,474 |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Construction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in collateral dependent loans | 22,600 |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in collateral dependent loans | 10,100 |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 4,295 | 35 |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 0 | 0 |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Residential |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 189 | 230 |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | Home equity |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Allowance on Collateral Dependent Loans | 25 | 30 |  |
Commercial Real Estate |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 37,331 | 26,968 |  |
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 | 27,583 | 17,516 |  |
Commercial Real Estate | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 9,748 | 9,452 |  |
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 | 24,027 | 1,669 |  |
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 | 22,652 | 7 |  |
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 | 1,174 | 1,439 |  |
Residential Real Estate | Home equity |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 201 | 223 |  |
Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 23,455 | 32,029 |  |
Other | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 23,455 | 32,029 |  |
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 |  |

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