LOANS (Troubled-Debt Restructuring Loan Portfolio) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	$ 147,847	$ 150,426
Related Allowance	4,147	4,406
Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	123,427	125,887
Non-accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	24,420	24,539
Commercial loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	31,227	35,839
Related Allowance	316	369
Commercial loans \| Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	16,450	20,922
Commercial loans \| Non-accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	14,777	14,917
Commercial loans \| Commercial secured by real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	20,981	25,425
Related Allowance	118	202
Commercial loans \| Commercial secured by real estate \| Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	6,505	10,981
Commercial loans \| Commercial secured by real estate \| Non-accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	14,476	14,444
Commercial loans \| Other commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	3,103	3,258
Related Allowance	72	41
Commercial loans \| Other commercial and industrial \| Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	2,802	2,785
Commercial loans \| Other commercial and industrial \| Non-accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	301	473
Commercial loans \| US commercial loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	7,143	7,156
Related Allowance	126	126
Commercial loans \| US commercial loans \| Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	7,143	7,156
Commercial loans \| US commercial loans \| Non-accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	0	0
Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	113,534	110,962
Related Allowance	3,685	3,867
Mortgage \| Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	103,962	101,487
Mortgage \| Non-accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	9,572	9,475
Consumer \| Personal loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	2,945	3,414
Related Allowance	141	159
Consumer \| Personal loans \| Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	2,874	3,275
Consumer \| Personal loans \| Non-accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	71	139
Auto and leasing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	141	211
Related Allowance	5	11
Auto and leasing \| Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	141	203
Auto and leasing \| Non-accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total	$ 0	$ 8

Amount of valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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