FAIR VALUE MEASURES - Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Fair Value Measurement of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	$ 1,353,040	$ 1,403,403
Impaired loans, at fair value	12,891,214	12,736,499
Other real estate owned, at fair value	21,027	19,500
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	1,500	1,500
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Collateral-dependent loans, at fair value	53,368
Impaired loans, at fair value		43,788
Other real estate owned, at fair value	$ 2,521	$ 17,289
Discounted par values \| Credit quality of underlying issuer \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, measurement input	0	0
Discounted par values \| Credit quality of underlying issuer \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Weighted Average Daily Balance \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Investment securities available for sale, measurement input	0	0
Third-party appraisals and discounted cash flows \| Collateral discounts and discount rates \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Minimum \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Collateral-dependent loans, measurement input	1.00%
Impaired loans, measurement input		0.01
Third-party appraisals and discounted cash flows \| Collateral discounts and discount rates \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Maximum \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Collateral-dependent loans, measurement input	95.00%
Impaired loans, measurement input		0.95
Third-party appraisals and discounted cash flows \| Collateral discounts and discount rates \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Weighted Average Daily Balance \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Collateral-dependent loans, measurement input	36.00%
Impaired loans, measurement input		0.27
Third-party appraisals and sales contracts \| Collateral discounts and estimated costs to sell \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Minimum \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Other real estate owned, measurement input	0.15	0.09
Third-party appraisals and sales contracts \| Collateral discounts and estimated costs to sell \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Maximum \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Other real estate owned, measurement input	0.26	0.89
Third-party appraisals and sales contracts \| Collateral discounts and estimated costs to sell \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Weighted Average Daily Balance \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Other real estate owned, measurement input	0.22	0.31

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Impaired Loans, Measurement Input

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Value of input used to measure investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Fair value portion of an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the holder a definite sum of money at a future date.

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Value of input used to measure real estate owned by financial institution by financial institution which is not directly related to its business.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of land and buildings obtained through foreclosure proceedings or defeasance in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement.

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