Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Modified in Period, Term Extension

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Financing Receivable, Modified, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts

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Number Of Days Past Due After Which A Loan Will Be Rated

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of accrued interest on financing receivable.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of financing receivable individually evaluated for credit loss. Excludes financing receivable collectively evaluated for credit loss.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 loan	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2023 loan
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Accrued interest	$ 7,800	$ 7,800		$ 7,800
Loans, net of deferred loan fees	2,028,954	1,972,664		2,028,954
Loans subsequently defaulted \| loan			0		0
Loans, net	2,007,513	1,950,147		2,007,513
Individually analyzed	8,173	8,035		$ 8,173
Number of days past due after which a retail loan is rated				90 days
Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans, net of deferred loan fees	200	300		$ 200
Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans, net of deferred loan fees	$ 289,266	$ 264,396		$ 289,266
Commercial and industrial \| Defaulted Loan
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Number of modified loans \| loan	0			1
Weighted-average term extension		6 months
Commercial Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans, net of deferred loan fees	$ 1,174,939	$ 1,122,925		$ 1,174,939
Individually analyzed	6,325	5,968		6,325
Commercial Mortgages \| Commercial Mortgage Loan \| Extended Maturity
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans, net	300			300
Commercial Mortgages \| Commercial Mortgage Loan \| Payment Deferral
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans, net	1,900			1,900
Collateral Pledged
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Individually analyzed	$ 6,569	$ 6,347		$ 6,569