ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Schedule of Balances by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$ 27,736	$ 16,732
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	2,621	1,507
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	5,334,516	5,264,849
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	59,629	59,322
Total Loans	5,362,252	5,281,581
Total Ending ACL	62,250	60,829	$ 58,386
Lease Financing [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1,492	1,765
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	281,414	286,801
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,989	2,314
Total Loans	282,906	288,566
Total Ending ACL	1,989	2,314
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending ACL	26,869	25,530	18,653
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	3,268	3,385
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	296	299
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,265,082	1,191,277
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	26,573	25,231
Total Loans	1,268,350	1,194,662
Total Ending ACL	26,869	25,530
Consumer and Other [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	52,249	42,319
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	661	537
Total Loans	52,249	42,319
Total Ending ACL	661	537	708
Junior Lien [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	36,986	38,265
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	146	154
Total Loans	36,986	38,265
Total Ending ACL	146	154	242
Primary Residential Mortgages [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	574	374
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	545,559	527,410
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	2,959	2,894
Total Loans	546,133	527,784
Total Ending ACL	2,959	2,894	3,545
Multifamily Property [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	11,236
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1,104
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,860,151	1,863,915
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	8,719	8,849
Total Loans	1,871,387	1,863,915
Total Ending ACL	9,823	8,849	15,480
Owner Occupied Property [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	274,923	272,009
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	4,952	4,835
Total Loans	274,923	272,009
Total Ending ACL	4,952	4,835	4,903
Investment Property [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	11,166	11,208
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1,221	1,208
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,005,559	1,032,917
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	13,317	14,272
Total Loans	1,016,725	1,044,125
Total Ending ACL	14,538	15,480	10,969
Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	12,593	9,936
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	313	236
Total Loans	12,593	9,936
Total Ending ACL	313	236
Construction [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending ACL	313	236	$ 532
Construction [Member] \| Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 12,593	$ 9,936

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