DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details)	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) Integer	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) Integer	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swaps | Integer	7						7
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Assets at Fair Value	$ 42,088,000						$ 42,088,000		$ 38,352,000
Interest rate cash flow hedge liabilities at fair value	0						0		1,981,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) - interest rate swaps	5,777,000	$ 10,202,000	$ (10,262,000)	$ 17,157,000	$ 6,841,000	$ 15,828,000	5,717,000	$ 39,826,000
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	18,229,000						18,229,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) - interest rate swaps	10,463,000			18,162,000			18,719,000	39,517,000
Amount of (income) loss reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense	(4,686,000)			$ (1,005,000)			(13,002,000)	$ 309,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Assets at Fair Value	42,088,000						42,088,000		38,352,000
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						0		1,981,000
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	0						0		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		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		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		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						100,000,000		100,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | $75 million interest rate swap executed in 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	75,000,000						75,000,000		75,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | $50 million interest rate swap executed in 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	50,000,000						50,000,000		50,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | $100 million interest rate swap executed in Dec 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	$ 100,000,000						$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000