LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - AMORTIZED COST OF LOANS AND LEASES (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Accruing number of contracts \| loan	199
Accruing recorded investments	$ 48
Nonaccruing number of contracts \| loan	24
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 1,842
Accruing percentage of total financing receivables	0.00%
Nonaccruing percentage of total financing receivables	0.04%
Number of Loans \| loan		2,475
Recorded Investment		$ 12,026
Current
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Accruing recorded investments	$ 48
Nonaccruing recorded investments	1,506
30-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing recorded investments	34
90 + Days Delinquent
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 302
Republic Processing Group
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Accruing number of contracts \| loan	199
Accruing recorded investments	$ 48
Accruing percentage of total financing receivables	0.02%
Republic Processing Group \| Current
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Accruing recorded investments	$ 48
Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan		150
Recorded Investment		$ 10,772
Residential real estate \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing number of contracts \| loan	15
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 1,133
Nonaccruing percentage of total financing receivables	0.10%
Residential real estate \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied \| Current
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 856
Residential real estate \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied \| 90 + Days Delinquent
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 277
Residential real estate \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing number of contracts \| loan	9
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 709
Nonaccruing percentage of total financing receivables	0.24%
Residential real estate \| Home equity \| Current
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 650
Residential real estate \| Home equity \| 30-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing recorded investments	34
Residential real estate \| Home equity \| 90 + Days Delinquent
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 25
Rate reduction \| Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan		70
Recorded Investment		$ 6,547
Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonaccruing number of contracts \| loan	1
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 158
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Recorded Investment	$ 158
Term Extension \| Residential real estate \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	1
Recorded Investment	$ 158
Principal deferral
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Accruing number of contracts \| loan	199
Accruing recorded investments	$ 48
Nonaccruing number of contracts \| loan	23
Nonaccruing recorded investments	$ 1,684
Number of Loans \| loan	222
Recorded Investment	$ 1,732
Principal deferral \| Republic Processing Group
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	199
Recorded Investment	$ 48
Principal deferral \| Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan		7
Recorded Investment		$ 699
Principal deferral \| Residential real estate \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	14
Recorded Investment	$ 975
Principal deferral \| Residential real estate \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	9
Recorded Investment	$ 709

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