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LOANS - Summary of Delinquent and Nonaccrual Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Loans
Nonaccrual	$ 57,431	$ 40,444
Total	$ 7,302,415	$ 7,941,393
Percentage of Total Loans Due Nonaccrual	0.79%	0.51%
Financial Asset, Past Due
Loans
Total	$ 68,537	$ 70,413
Percentage of Total Loans	0.94%	0.89%
30-59 Days
Loans
Total	$ 10,249	$ 16,024
Percentage of Total Loans Due 30-59 Days	0.14%	0.20%
60-89 Days
Loans
Total	$ 165	$ 1,045
Percentage of Total Loans Due 60-89 Days	0.00%	0.01%
90 Days or More
Loans
Total	$ 692	$ 12,900
Percentage of Total Loans Due 90 Days or More	0.01%	0.16%
Financial Asset, Not Past Due
Loans
Total	$ 7,233,878	$ 7,870,980
Commercial properties
Loans
Total	745,670	903,681
Land and construction
Loans
Total	37,699	69,134
Commercial and industrial loans
Loans
Nonaccrual	32,078	9,174
Total	2,413,096	2,743,014
Commercial and industrial loans | Financial Asset, Past Due
Loans
Total	33,219	10,788
Commercial and industrial loans | 30-59 Days
Loans
Total	632	997
Commercial and industrial loans | 60-89 Days
Loans
Total	165	617
Commercial and industrial loans | 90 Days or More
Loans
Total	344
Commercial and industrial loans | Financial Asset, Not Past Due
Loans
Total	2,379,877	2,732,226
Consumer loans
Loans
Total	1,561	1,163
Consumer loans | Financial Asset, Not Past Due
Loans
Total	1,561	1,163
Real estate loans | Residential loans
Loans
Nonaccrual	19,761	23,324
Total	4,104,389	4,224,401
Real estate loans | Residential loans | Financial Asset, Past Due
Loans
Total	29,378	30,407
Real estate loans | Residential loans | 30-59 Days
Loans
Total	9,617	7,083
Real estate loans | Residential loans | Financial Asset, Not Past Due
Loans
Total	4,075,011	4,193,994
Real estate loans | Commercial properties
Loans
Nonaccrual	5,592	7,946
Total	745,670	903,681
Real estate loans | Commercial properties | Financial Asset, Past Due
Loans
Total	5,940	29,218
Real estate loans | Commercial properties | 30-59 Days
Loans
Total		7,944
Real estate loans | Commercial properties | 60-89 Days
Loans
Total		428
Real estate loans | Commercial properties | 90 Days or More
Loans
Total	348	12,900
Real estate loans | Commercial properties | Financial Asset, Not Past Due
Loans
Total	739,730	874,463
Real estate loans | Land and construction
Loans
Total	37,699	69,134
Real estate loans | Land and construction | Financial Asset, Not Past Due
Loans
Total	$ 37,699	$ 69,134

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