Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
Loans, including fees	$ 709,802	$ 596,852	$ 422,401
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable	70,559	73,449	66,123
Tax-exempt	18,089	18,830	18,818
Total interest and dividends on securities	88,648	92,279	84,941
Other interest income	27,191	22,385	6,314
Total interest and dividend income	825,641	711,516	513,656
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest bearing demand deposits	107,700	72,866	12,181
Money market deposits	72,899	36,616	3,562
Savings deposits	31,066	23,869	4,115
Certificates of deposit	53,236	18,472	4,089
Total interest expense on deposits	264,901	151,823	23,947
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings	62,489	59,318	3,968
Other short-term borrowings	3,953	2,545	568
Subordinated debt and junior subordinated debt	16,090	16,492	10,860
Total interest expense	347,433	230,178	39,343
NET INTEREST INCOME	478,208	481,338	474,313
Provision for credit losses	19,206	17,734	(1,663)
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	459,002	463,604	475,976
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Trust fees	30,676	28,135	27,551
Service charges on deposits	29,979	26,116	26,281
Digital banking income	19,953	19,454	20,002
Net swap fee and valuation income	5,941	6,912	7,067
Net securities brokerage revenue	10,238	10,055	9,525
Bank-owned life insurance	9,544	11,002	10,728
Mortgage banking income	4,270	2,652	5,129
Net securities gains (losses)	1,408	900	(1,777)
Net gains on other real estate owned and other assets	142	1,520	482
Other income	15,832	13,701	12,403
Total non-interest income	127,983	120,447	117,391
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and wages	177,516	176,938	167,028
Employee benefits	46,141	46,901	37,771
Net occupancy	25,157	25,338	26,105
Equipment and software	41,303	36,666	32,508
Marketing	9,764	11,178	9,335
FDIC insurance	14,215	12,249	7,901
Amortization of intangible assets	8,251	9,088	10,278
Restructuring and merger-related expense	6,400	3,830	1,723
Other operating expenses	73,124	67,814	64,317
Total non-interest expense	401,871	390,002	356,966
Income before provision for income taxes	185,114	194,049	236,401
Provision for income taxes	33,604	35,017	44,288
Net income	151,510	159,032	192,113
Preferred stock dividends	10,125	10,125	10,125
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 141,385	$ 148,907	$ 181,988
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic	$ 2.26	$ 2.51	$ 3.03
Diluted	$ 2.26	$ 2.51	$ 3.02
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic	62,589,406	59,303,210	60,047,177
Diluted	62,653,557	59,427,989	60,215,374
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE	$ 1.45	$ 1.41	$ 1.37