DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Derivative Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	$ 4,043,682	$ 3,711,905
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	(48,726)	43,426
Impact of settled to market contracts	43,000	45,700
Interest rate swaps
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	7,300
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	400,000
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	(5,555)
Cash flow hedges: \| Interest rate swaps \| Commercial loan
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	$ 225,000
Weighted Average Maturity (In years)	2 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted Average Rate, Received	2.50%
Weighted Average Rate, Contract pay rate	3.25%
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ (4,740)
Cash flow hedges: \| Forward Starting Interest Rate Swaps \| Commercial loan
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	$ 175,000
Weighted Average Maturity (In years)	3 years
Weighted Average Rate, Received	0.00%
Weighted Average Rate, Contract pay rate	3.84%
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ (815)
Economic hedges: \| Cash flow hedges: \| Interest rate swaps
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	400,000
Economic hedges: \| Economic hedges
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	3,640,550	3,703,713
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	(43,187)	43,302
Economic hedges: \| Economic hedges \| Interest rate swaps
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	3,300,000
Economic hedges: \| Economic hedges \| Interest rate swaps \| Interest rate swap on tax advantaged economic development bond
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	$ 7,270	$ 7,879
Weighted Average Maturity (In years)	7 years 4 months 24 days	7 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted Average Rate, Received	5.09%	0.47%
Weighted Average Rate, Contract pay rate	4.25%	5.09%
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ (205)	$ (1,158)
Economic hedges: \| Economic hedges \| Interest rate swaps \| Commercial loan
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	$ 1,653,839	$ 1,684,238
Weighted Average Maturity (In years)	5 years 9 months 18 days	5 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted Average Rate, Received	3.98%	3.99%
Weighted Average Rate, Contract pay rate	4.26%	1.91%
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ (95,836)	$ 74,348
Economic hedges: \| Economic hedges \| Reverse interest rate swaps \| Commercial loan
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	$ 1,653,839	$ 1,684,238
Weighted Average Maturity (In years)	5 years 9 months 18 days	5 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted Average Rate, Received	4.26%	1.91%
Weighted Average Rate, Contract pay rate	3.98%	3.99%
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ 52,834	$ (30,454)
Economic hedges: \| Economic hedges \| Risk participation agreements with dealer banks
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	$ 325,063	$ 320,981
Weighted Average Maturity (In years)	6 years 10 months 24 days	5 years 9 months 18 days
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ 13	$ 432
Economic hedges: \| Economic hedges \| Forward sale commitments
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	$ 539	$ 6,377
Weighted Average Maturity (In years)	2 months 12 days	2 months 12 days
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ 7	$ 134
Non-hedging derivatives:
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	3,132	8,192
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	16	124
Non-hedging derivatives: \| Commitments to lend
Interest rate swap agreements and non-hedging derivative assets and liabilities
Notional Amount	$ 3,132	$ 8,192
Weighted Average Maturity (In years)	2 months 12 days	2 months 12 days
Estimated Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ 16	$ 124

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