LOANS (Effect of Combined Modifications) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 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)	14 months	54 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount (In thousands)	$ 0	$ 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)	14 months	23 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount (In thousands)	$ 0	$ 0
Commercial loans \| US commercial loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	1.95%	1.95%
Weighted-Average Term Extension (In months)	0 months	31 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount (In thousands)	$ 0	$ 2,973
Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	1.25%	1.94%
Weighted-Average Term Extension (In months)	349 months	227 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount (In thousands)	$ 0	$ 24
Consumer \| Personal loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	4.00%	2.98%
Weighted-Average Term Extension (In months)	0 months	81 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount (In thousands)	$ 0	$ 0
Auto
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	3.00%	3.00%
Weighted-Average Term Extension (In months)	0 months	0 months
Weighted-Average Forgiveness/Forbearance of Principal Amount (In thousands)	$ 0	$ 0

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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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