ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Schedule of Balances by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$ 69,530	$ 60,710
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	4,711	4,538
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	5,283,995	5,365,413
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	61,540	61,350
Total Loans	5,353,525	5,426,123
Total Ending ACL	66,251	65,888	$ 62,250	$ 60,829
Lease Financing [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1,760	2,002
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment		20
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	237,101	249,421
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,431	1,643
Total Loans	238,861	251,423
Total Ending ACL	1,431	1,663
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	31,597	31,430
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	4,019	4,518
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,252,504	1,283,351
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	24,736	25,189
Total Loans	1,284,101	1,314,781
Total Ending ACL	28,755	29,707	26,869	25,530
Consumer and Other [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	68,357	63,906
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	915	869
Total Loans	68,357	63,906
Total Ending ACL	915	869	661	537
Junior Lien [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	120	100
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	38,892	40,103
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	178	177
Total Loans	39,012	40,203
Total Ending ACL	178	177	146	154
Primary Residential Mortgages [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	1,555	652
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	17
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	584,679	584,474
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	4,084	3,931
Total Loans	586,234	585,126
Total Ending ACL	4,101	3,931	2,959	2,894
Multifamily Property [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	24,648	16,645
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	600
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,802,517	1,819,745
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	9,642	8,782
Total Loans	1,827,165	1,836,390
Total Ending ACL	10,242	8,782	9,823	8,849
Owner Occupied Property [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	253,411	255,110
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	4,906	4,840
Total Loans	253,411	255,110
Total Ending ACL	4,906	4,840	4,952	4,835
Investment Property [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	9,850	9,881
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	75
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,025,876	1,051,316
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	15,051	15,403
Total Loans	1,035,726	1,061,197
Total Ending ACL	15,126	15,403	14,538	15,480
Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	20,658	17,987
Ending ACL Attributable to Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	597	516
Total Loans	20,658	17,987
Total Ending ACL	597	516
Construction [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending ACL	597	516	$ 313	$ 236
Construction [Member] \| Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 20,658	$ 17,987

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