LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Schedule of nonaccrual loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	$ 2,737,086	$ 2,339,986	[1]
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	745,289	625,938
Year two originated	532,244	195,405
Year three originated	142,161	184,395
Year four originated	156,917	180,634
Year five originated	159,765	207,085
Prior	777,463	706,059
Revolving Loan	185,036	223,312
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	38,211	17,158
Total	2,737,086	2,339,986	[1]
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	36,851
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	36,851	15,029
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	33,812	12,315
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year two originated	272
Year three originated	6
Year four originated	14,113
Year five originated	8,250
Prior	11,861
Revolving Loan	2,071
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	278
Total	36,851
Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	39,049	33,989
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	39,049	33,989
Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	2,698,037	2,305,997
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	2,698,037	2,305,997
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	436,354	387,703
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	68,378	58,596
Year two originated	61,605	18,411
Year three originated	19,526	35,973
Year four originated	22,472	28,163
Year five originated	27,680	45,153
Prior	219,011	191,460
Revolving Loan	10,893	3,010
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	6,789	6,937
Total	436,354	387,703
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Non-owner Occupied
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	572,279	588,000
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	23,807	107,572
Year two originated	122,557	55,956
Year three originated	37,279	19,816
Year four originated	41,826	76,076
Year five originated	71,055	58,883
Prior	267,619	265,428
Revolving Loan	4,452	3,668
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	3,684	601
Total	572,279	588,000
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Secured By Farmland [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	7,514	8,612
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	451	320
Year two originated	21	66
Year three originated	53	24
Year four originated	16
Year five originated		1,978
Prior	5,186	4,138
Revolving Loan	1,578	2,086
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	209
Total	7,514	8,612
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Construction Loans [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	138,297	121,444
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	32,207	57,320
Year two originated	67,234	14,003
Year three originated	9,172	17,935
Year four originated	2,317	7,061
Year five originated	6,960	8,414
Prior	19,551	15,698
Revolving Loan	835	982
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	21	31
Total	138,297	121,444
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | 1-4 Family Residential
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	615,529	547,560
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	144,981	165,106
Year two originated	156,300	54,037
Year three originated	44,347	90,419
Year four originated	72,974	49,694
Year five originated	41,806	43,173
Prior	149,209	139,506
Revolving Loan	2,023	1,845
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	3,889	3,780
Total	615,529	547,560
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	65,852	73,846
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	249	715
Year two originated	506	59
Year three originated	54	75
Year four originated	68	235
Year five originated	230	425
Prior	4,353	4,337
Revolving Loan	59,548	67,831
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	844	169
Total	65,852	73,846
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Loans And Leases Receivable Multi Family Residential [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	137,253	164,071
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	5,045	37,030
Year two originated	22,059	18,866
Year three originated	18,473	7,228
Year four originated	7,101	6,328
Year five originated	1,819	36,574
Prior	76,768	52,712
Revolving Loan	5,001	5,031
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	987	302
Total	137,253	164,071
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loan
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	469,618	301,980
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	231,370	95,085
Year two originated	66,762	10,424
Year three originated	8,917	11,923
Year four originated	9,711	12,156
Year five originated	9,611	10,522
Prior	24,366	20,222
Revolving Loan	97,093	136,310
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	21,788	5,338
Total	469,618	301,980
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	279,678	60,996
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated	238,801	48,107
Year two originated	29,888	2,351
Year three originated	1,638	1,002
Year four originated	432	921
Year five originated	604	246
Prior	4,702	5,850
Revolving Loan	3,613	2,519
Total	279,678	60,996
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	6,698	8,455
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year five originated		1,717
Prior		6,708
Revolving Loan		30
Total	6,698	8,455
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	1,328
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	1,328	1,729
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	1,297
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Prior	1,328
Total	1,328
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	1,328	1,717
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	1,328	1,717
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	5,370	6,738
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	5,370	6,738
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	6,698
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Prior	6,698
Total	6,698
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	2,730,388	2,331,531
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	2,730,388	2,331,531
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	35,523
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	35,523	13,300
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	32,515	12,315
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year two originated	272
Year three originated	6
Year four originated	14,113
Year five originated	8,250
Prior	10,533
Revolving Loan	2,071
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	278
Total	35,523
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	37,721	32,272
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	37,721	32,272
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Loans Not Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	2,692,667	2,299,259
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	2,692,667	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	436,354	387,703
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	436,354	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	458
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	458	842
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	455	842
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Prior	458
Total	458
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	116	540
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	116	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	436,238	387,163
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	436,238	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	572,279	588,000
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	572,279	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 | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	21,413
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	21,413
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	21,501
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year four originated	14,113
Prior	7,300
Total	21,413
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	24,692
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	24,692
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	547,587	588,000
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	547,587	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	829
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	829	836
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	798	836
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year five originated	16
Prior	813
Total	829
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	138,297	121,444
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	138,297	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	30
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Prior	30
Total	30
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	30	4,910
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	30	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	138,267	116,534
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	138,267	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	615,529	547,560
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	615,529	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	8,906
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	8,906	548
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	8,792	548
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year five originated	8,234
Prior	416
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	256
Total	8,906
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	1,276	9,775
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	1,276	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	614,253	537,785
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	614,253	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	65,852	73,846
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	65,852	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	503
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	503	424
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	519	424
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Revolving Loan	481
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	22
Total	503
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	653	502
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	653	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	65,199	73,344
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	65,199	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	7,514
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	7,514
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	625
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	625
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	6,889
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	6,889
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	30	4,609
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	30	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	137,253	164,071
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	137,253	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, Nonaccrual Loans		4,301
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance		4,301
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	137,253	164,071
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	137,253	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	469,618	301,980
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	469,618	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	3,111
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	3,111	1,722
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	150	745
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year three originated	6
Prior	1,515
Revolving Loan	1,590
Total	3,111
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	2,961	1,633
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	2,961	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	466,657	300,347
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	466,657	300,347
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	279,678	60,996
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	279,678	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	273
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	273	18
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	270	10
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year two originated	272
Prior	1
Total	273
Financial Asset, Other than Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Total Past Due
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	1,961	325
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	1,961	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	277,717	60,671
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	277,717	60,671
Paycheck Protection Program Loans [Member]
90 Days or More	1,900	300
Paycheck Protection Program Loans [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded Investment, Loans Not Past Due	8,014	77,319
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Year originated		56,087
Year two originated	5,312	21,232
Year three originated	2,702
Total	8,014	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	8,014	77,319
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	8,014	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	5,407	13,796
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	5,407	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	2,607	63,523
Nonaccrual Loans By Class And Year Of Origination [Abstract]
Total	2,607	63,523
Small Business Administration Loan [Member] | Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Loans	700	1,100
Nonaccrual with No Credit Loss Allowance	$ 700	$ 1,100

[1] Derived from audited consolidated financial statements