OTHER BORROWINGS - Components of Other Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Detail) - Junior Subordinated Debt [Member] - London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
due June 17, 2034 [Member] \| Statutory Trust One [Member]
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Basis Spread On Variable Rate	2.75%
Long Term Debt Percentage Bearing Variable Interest Rate	2.97%	2.98%
Subordinated Borrowing Due Date	Jun. 17, 2034
due September 20, 2034 [Member] \| Statutory Trust Two [Member]
Subordinated Borrowing [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Basis Spread On Variable Rate	2.50%
Long Term Debt Percentage Bearing Variable Interest Rate	2.71%	2.74%
Subordinated Borrowing Due Date	Sep. 20, 2034

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a rate subject to change from time to time.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Date the payments are due on subordinated debt, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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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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