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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Summary of Troubled Debt Restructurings by Modification Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  | $ 87,925 | $ 91,955
Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  | $ 12,839 | $ 26,372
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 0.13% | 0.49% | 0.24% | 0.60%
Construction |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  |  | $ 22,915
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable |  | 2.81% |  | 2.81%
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  | $ 65,717 | $ 31,492
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 0.35% | 0.94% | 2.85% | 1.32%
Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  |  | $ 7,523
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable |  | 0.51% |  | 0.54%
Residential |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  | $ 7,037 | $ 3,379
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.09% | 0.13%
Home equity |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  | $ 155 | $ 252
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable |  | 0.01% |  | 0.03%
Payment Delay |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | $ 261 | $ 10,093 | 977 | $ 13,011
Payment Delay | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | 0 | 9,600 | 0 | 11,080
Payment Delay |  |  |  | 180
Payment Delay | Commercial and industrial loans | Weighted-average |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment Delay |  | 200 |  |
Payment Delay | Construction |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | 0
Payment Delay | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Payment Delay | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | 0
Payment Delay | Residential |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | 261 | 493 | 977 | 1,931
Payment Delay | 28 | 8 | 26 | 26
Payment Delay | Home equity |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | 0
Term Extension |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | 7,724 | 27,461 | 26,716 | 39,339
Term Extension | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | $ 6,154 | $ 10,333 | $ 11,201 | $ 12,880
Term Extension | 4 months | 6 months | 4 months | 9 months
Term Extension | Construction |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | $ 915 |  | $ 915
Term Extension |  | 6 months |  | 6 months
Term Extension | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | $ 1,570 | $ 10,254 | $ 15,515 | $ 18,933
Term Extension | 12 months | 8 months | 7 months | 13 months
Term Extension | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | $ 5,841 |  | $ 6,208
Term Extension |  | 8 months |  | 13 months
Term Extension | Residential |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | $ 0 | $ 56 | $ 0 | $ 341
Term Extension |  | 92 months |  | 20 months
Term Extension | Home equity |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | $ 62 |  | $ 62
Term Extension |  | 6 months |  | 6 months
Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  | 37,954 | $ 247
Interest Rate Reduction | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  | 0 | $ 247
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate before modification |  |  |  | 9.00%
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate after modification |  |  |  | 8.00%
Interest Rate Reduction | Construction |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  |  | $ 0
Interest Rate Reduction | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  | $ 37,954 | 0
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate before modification |  |  | 7.58% |
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate after modification |  |  | 6.93% |
Interest Rate Reduction | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  |  | 0
Interest Rate Reduction | Residential |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  | $ 0 | 0
Interest Rate Reduction | Home equity |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  |  |  | 0
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | $ 22,000 |  | 22,462
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | 17
Payment Delay |  |  |  | $ 5
Term Extension |  |  |  | 3 months
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | Construction |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 22,000 |  | $ 22,000
Payment Delay |  | $ 475 |  | $ 475
Term Extension |  | 4 months |  | 4 months
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | 0
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | Residential |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | 283
Payment Delay |  |  |  | $ 8
Term Extension |  |  |  | 153 months
Combination Payment Delay & Term Extension | Home equity |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | $ 162
Payment Delay |  |  |  | $ 8
Term Extension |  |  |  | 60 months
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | 6,426 | 10,859 | 12,248 | $ 10,859
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | 0 | $ 31 | 0 | $ 31
Term Extension |  | 48 months |  | 48 months
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate before modification |  | 9.50% |  | 9.50%
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate after modification |  | 8.05% |  | 8.05%
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Construction |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | $ 6,426 | $ 10,828 | $ 12,248 | $ 10,828
Term Extension | 5 months | 8 months | 10 months | 8 months
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate before modification | 12.44% | 12.38% | 13.18% | 12.38%
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate after modification | 7.42% | 7.88% | 7.22% | 7.88%
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Residential |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0 | 0
Combination Interest Rate Reduction & Term Extension | Home equity |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | 0
Combination Interest Rate Reduction, Term Extension, & Payment Delay |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 304 | 1,285 | 529
Combination Interest Rate Reduction, Term Extension, & Payment Delay | Commercial and industrial loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Combination Interest Rate Reduction, Term Extension, & Payment Delay | Construction |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | 0
Combination Interest Rate Reduction, Term Extension, & Payment Delay | Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Combination Interest Rate Reduction, Term Extension, & Payment Delay | Commercial real estate, owner occupied |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 0 |  | 0
Combination Interest Rate Reduction, Term Extension, & Payment Delay | Residential |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | 304 | 1,285 | 529
Payment Delay |  | $ 14 | $ 8 | $ 14
Term Extension |  | 149 months | 68 months | 91 months
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate before modification |  | 5.73% | 4.50% | 5.74%
Reduction of the weighted average contractual interest rate after modification |  | 3.31% | 2.50% | 4.03%
Combination Interest Rate Reduction, Term Extension, & Payment Delay | Home equity |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0

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