REGULATORY MATTERS, COMMITMENTS, AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Jan. 01, 2020
ASU 2016-13
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Percentage Of Increase In ACL Adjusted In Capital Measures	25.00%	25.00%
CECL, amount excluded to be phased-on during after two years	$ 32.4
ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] \| Retained Earnings [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Cumulative Effect Of New Accounting Principle In Period Of Adoption 1		$ (32.4)
Basel III [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Capital Conservation Buffer	2.50%

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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