LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Schedule of nonaccrual loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	$ 2,628,797	$ 2,339,986	[1]
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	525,684	625,938
Year two originated	539,799	195,405
Year three originated	145,484	184,395
Year four originated	160,458	180,634
Year five originated	170,345	207,085
Prior	840,012	706,059
Revolving Loan	185,458	223,312
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	61,557	17,158
Total	2,628,797	2,339,986	[1]
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	19,635
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	19,635	15,029
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	14,908	12,315
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year three originated	7
Year four originated	1,504
Year five originated	8,619
Prior	7,297
Revolving Loan	1,791
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	417
Total	19,635
Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	43,699	33,989
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	43,699	33,989
Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	2,585,098	2,305,997
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	2,585,098	2,305,997
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	432,533	387,703
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	48,503	58,596
Year two originated	60,905	18,411
Year three originated	19,728	35,973
Year four originated	34,833	28,163
Year five originated	27,892	45,153
Prior	223,325	191,460
Revolving Loan	10,509	3,010
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	6,838	6,937
Total	432,533	387,703
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Non-owner Occupied
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	598,974	588,000
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	22,983	107,572
Year two originated	122,209	55,956
Year three originated	36,361	19,816
Year four originated	31,382	76,076
Year five originated	76,649	58,883
Prior	302,689	265,428
Revolving Loan	3,001	3,668
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	3,700	601
Total	598,974	588,000
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Secured By Farmland [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	7,951	8,612
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	857	320
Year two originated	23	66
Year three originated	60	24
Year four originated	19
Year five originated		1,978
Prior	5,272	4,138
Revolving Loan	1,499	2,086
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	221
Total	7,951	8,612
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction Loans [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	117,529	121,444
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	15,995	57,320
Year two originated	62,404	14,003
Year three originated	9,687	17,935
Year four originated	1,477	7,061
Year five originated	7,564	8,414
Prior	19,417	15,698
Revolving Loan	961	982
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	24	31
Total	117,529	121,444
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | 1-4 Family Residential
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	606,303	547,560
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	120,609	165,106
Year two originated	157,734	54,037
Year three originated	46,431	90,419
Year four originated	74,514	49,694
Year five originated	43,122	43,173
Prior	158,514	139,506
Revolving Loan	1,935	1,845
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	3,444	3,780
Total	606,303	547,560
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	69,860	73,846
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	168	715
Year two originated	590	59
Year three originated	55	75
Year four originated	71	235
Year five originated	231	425
Prior	4,601	4,337
Revolving Loan	63,249	67,831
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	895	169
Total	69,860	73,846
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Multi Family Residential [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	144,406	164,071
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	3,382	37,030
Year two originated	22,187	18,866
Year three originated	18,604	7,228
Year four originated	7,142	6,328
Year five originated	2,834	36,574
Prior	88,948	52,712
Revolving Loan	306	5,031
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	1,003	302
Total	144,406	164,071
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loan
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	447,182	301,980
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	176,511	95,085
Year two originated	68,077	10,424
Year three originated	9,588	11,923
Year four originated	10,469	12,156
Year five originated	11,372	10,522
Prior	25,323	20,222
Revolving Loan	100,410	136,310
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	45,432	5,338
Total	447,182	301,980
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	179,691	60,996
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	136,676	48,107
Year two originated	31,230	2,351
Year three originated	1,885	1,002
Year four originated	551	921
Year five originated	681	246
Prior	5,080	5,850
Revolving Loan	3,588	2,519
Total	179,691	60,996
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	6,843	8,455
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year five originated		1,717
Prior		6,708
Revolving Loan		30
Total	6,843	8,455
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	1,373
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	1,373	1,729
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Prior	1,373
Total	1,373
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	1,508	1,717
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	1,508	1,717
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	5,335	6,738
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	5,335	6,738
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	6,843
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Prior	6,843
Total	6,843
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	2,621,954	2,331,531
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	2,621,954	2,331,531
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	18,262
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	18,262	13,300
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	14,908	12,315
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year three originated	7
Year four originated	1,504
Year five originated	8,619
Prior	5,924
Revolving Loan	1,791
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	417
Total	18,262
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	42,191	32,272
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	42,191	32,272
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	2,579,763	2,299,259
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	2,579,763	2,299,259
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	432,533	387,703
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	432,533	387,703
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Owner Occupied | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	356
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	356	842
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	356	842
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Prior	356
Total	356
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Owner Occupied | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	523	540
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	523	540
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Owner Occupied | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	432,010	387,163
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	432,010	387,163
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Non-owner Occupied
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	598,974	588,000
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	598,974	588,000
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Non-owner Occupied | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	21,447
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	21,447
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Non-owner Occupied | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	577,527	588,000
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	577,527	588,000
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Secured By Farmland [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due		8,612
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total		8,612
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Secured By Farmland [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	807
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	807	836
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	659	836
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year five originated	19
Prior	659
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	129
Total	807
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Secured By Farmland [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due		791
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total		791
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Secured By Farmland [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due		7,821
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total		7,821
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction Loans [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	117,529	121,444
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	117,529	121,444
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction Loans [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	32
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Prior	32
Total	32
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction Loans [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	462	4,910
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	462	4,910
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction Loans [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	117,067	116,534
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	117,067	116,534
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | 1-4 Family Residential
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	606,303	547,560
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	606,303	547,560
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | 1-4 Family Residential | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	9,340
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	9,340	548
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	8,600	548
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year five originated	8,600
Prior	475
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	265
Total	9,340
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | 1-4 Family Residential | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	10,302	9,775
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	10,302	9,775
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | 1-4 Family Residential | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	596,001	537,785
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	596,001	537,785
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	69,860	73,846
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	69,860	73,846
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	639
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	639	424
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	23	424
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Revolving Loan	616
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	23
Total	639
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	429	502
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	429	502
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	69,431	73,344
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	69,431	73,344
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Secured By Farmland [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	7,951
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	7,951
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Secured By Farmland [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	659
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	659
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Secured By Farmland [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	7,292
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	7,292
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction Loans [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	32	4,609
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance		4,609
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Multi Family Residential [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	144,406	164,071
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	144,406	164,071
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Multi Family Residential [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	4,151
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	4,151	4,301
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	4,151	4,301
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Prior	4,151
Total	4,151
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Multi Family Residential [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	144,406	164,071
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	144,406	164,071
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loan
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	447,182	301,980
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	447,182	301,980
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loan | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	2,910
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	2,910	1,722
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	1,117	745
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year three originated	7
Year four originated	1,502
Prior	245
Revolving Loan	1,156
Total	2,910
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loan | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	6,197	1,633
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	6,197	1,633
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loan | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	440,985	300,347
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	440,985	300,347
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	179,691	60,996
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	179,691	60,996
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	27
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	27	18
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	2	10
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year four originated	2
Prior	6
Revolving Loan	19
Total	27
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	499	325
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	499	325
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	179,192	60,671
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	179,192	60,671
Paycheck Protection Program Loans [Member]
90 Days or More	1,500	300
Paycheck Protection Program Loans [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	17,525	77,319
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated		56,087
Year two originated	14,440	21,232
Year three originated	3,085
Total	17,525	77,319
Paycheck Protection Program Loans [Member] | Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	17,525	77,319
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	17,525	77,319
Paycheck Protection Program Loans [Member] | Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	1,673	13,796
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	1,673	13,796
Paycheck Protection Program Loans [Member] | Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	15,852	63,523
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	15,852	63,523
Small Business Administration Loan [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	800	1,100
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	$ 700	$ 1,100

[1] Derived from audited consolidated financial statements