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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Schedule of Nonaccrual Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	$ 22,780	$ 26,386
ACL	45,839	50,540	$ 22,254	$ 22,569
Nonaccrual Loans with no ACL	15,090	12,662
Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	21,107	26,278
ACL	939	1,495
Non-Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	1,673	108
ACL	659	0
Construction and Land Development
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	14,659	9,659
ACL	1,704	1,953	2,133	2,032
Nonaccrual Loans with no ACL	14,659	9,659
Construction and Land Development \| Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	14,659	9,659
ACL	0	0
Construction and Land Development \| Non-Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	0
ACL	0	0
Real Estate - Other
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
ACL	26,929	29,398	16,572	16,280
Real Estate - Other \| 1-4 family residential
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	2,895
Nonaccrual Loans with no ACL	0	2,895
Real Estate - Other \| 1-4 family residential \| Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	2,895
ACL	0	0
Real Estate - Other \| 1-4 family residential \| Non-Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	0
ACL	0	0
Real Estate - Other \| Multifamily residential
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	0
Nonaccrual Loans with no ACL	0	0
Real Estate - Other \| Multifamily residential \| Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	0
ACL	0	0
Real Estate - Other \| Multifamily residential \| Non-Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	0
ACL	0	0
Real Estate - Other \| Commercial real estate and other
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	1,763	8,915
Nonaccrual Loans with no ACL	83	0
Real Estate - Other \| Commercial real estate and other \| Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	1,763	8,915
ACL	170	820
Real Estate - Other \| Commercial real estate and other \| Non-Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	0
ACL	0	0
Commercial & Industrial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	6,358	4,917
ACL	16,164	18,056	3,538	4,242
Nonaccrual Loans with no ACL	348	108
Commercial & Industrial \| Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	4,685	4,809
ACL	769	675
Commercial & Industrial \| Non-Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	1,673	108
ACL	659	0
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	0
ACL	1,042	1,133	$ 11	$ 15
Nonaccrual Loans with no ACL	0	0
Consumer \| Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	0
ACL	0	0
Consumer \| Non-Collateral Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Total Nonaccrual Loans	0	0
ACL	$ 0	$ 0