LOAN PERFORMANCE - Troubled debt restructurings granted (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan
Restructured loans
Number of loans \| loan	12	6
Premodification outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 6,574	$ 6,052
Restructured Payments
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment	1,093	6,010
Extended Maturity and Restructured Payments
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment	2,471	$ 42
Extended Maturity, Restructured Payments and Adjusted Interest Rate
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment	$ 3,022
Commercial and industrial
Restructured loans
Number of loans \| loan	7	3
Premodification outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,870	$ 3,256
Commercial and industrial \| Restructured Payments
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment	1,093	$ 3,256
Commercial and industrial \| Extended Maturity, Restructured Payments and Adjusted Interest Rate
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment	$ 2,777
Commercial real estate
Restructured loans
Number of loans \| loan	2	1
Premodification outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 2,273	$ 1,206
Commercial real estate \| Restructured Payments
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment		$ 1,206
Commercial real estate \| Extended Maturity and Restructured Payments
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment	2,040
Commercial real estate \| Extended Maturity, Restructured Payments and Adjusted Interest Rate
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment	$ 245
Construction and development
Restructured loans
Number of loans \| loan	3
Premodification outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 431
Construction and development \| Extended Maturity and Restructured Payments
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment	$ 431
1-4 family residential
Restructured loans
Number of loans \| loan		1
Premodification outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 1,548
1-4 family residential \| Restructured Payments
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment		$ 1,548
Consumer
Restructured loans
Number of loans \| loan		1
Premodification outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 42
Consumer \| Extended Maturity and Restructured Payments
Restructured loans
Postmodification recorded investment		$ 42

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
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