DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Interest Rate Swaps Recorded in Noninterest Expense (Details) - Interest Rate Swap - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Derivative Financial Instruments
Net change in fair value of interest rate swaps	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Non-interest expense
Derivative Financial Instruments
Gain (loss) pay, floating receive fixed	19,308	(12,587)	20,331
Gain (loss) pay fixed receive floating	$ (19,308)	$ 12,587	$ (20,331)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4A
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=125515794&loc=SL5618551-113959

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