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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Amortized Cost Basis Of Collateral Dependent Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	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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