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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details)	3 Months Ended
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Integer	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swaps \| Integer	5
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Assets at Fair Value	$ 17,130,000		$ 2,237,000
Interest rate cash flow hedge liabilities at fair value	0		935,000
Swap termination value	$ 17,248,000
Remaining loans indexed to LIBOR \| Integer	3
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash flow hedge amount to be reclassified to Interest Expense in next 12 months	$ 2,352,000
Amount of income (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income on derivatives	14,952,000	$ 7,163,000
Amount of (income) loss reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense	876,000	$ 1,051,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Assets at Fair Value	17,130,000		2,237,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate cash flow hedge liabilities at fair value	0		935,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $75 million interest rate swap executed in 2015 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	0		75,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $65 million interest rate swap executed in 2016 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	65,000,000		65,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $100 million interest rate swap (2019) [Domain]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	100,000,000		100,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $100 million interest rate swap (2020) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	100,000,000		100,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $50 million interest rate swap executed in 2021
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	50,000,000		50,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| $100 million interest rate swap executed in 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	$ 100,000,000		$ 0