LOANS (Effect of Combined Modifications) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Commercial loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted-Average Term Extension (In months)	56 months	55 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount	$ 2,973	$ 2,973
Commercial loans \| Commercial secured by real estate:
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted-Average Term Extension (In months)	25 months	24 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount	$ 0	$ 0
Commercial loans \| US commercial loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted-Average Term Extension (In months)	31 months	31 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount	$ 2,973	$ 2,973
Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	1.86%	2.04%
Weighted-Average Term Extension (In months)	195 months	206 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount	$ 20	$ 24
Consumer \| Personal loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	1.25%	2.50%
Weighted-Average Term Extension (In months)	110 months	81 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount	$ 0	$ 0

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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