LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES ON LOANS (Troubled Debt Restructuring by Portfolio Segment) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan	1	0
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Premodification	$ 159	$ 0
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Postmodification	170	0
Allowance Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings assigned during period	$ 56	$ 0
Home Equity \| Interest Rate Concession and Payment Deferral
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan	1	0
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Premodification	$ 159	$ 0
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Postmodification	170	0
Allowance Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings assigned during period	$ 56	$ 0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121611835&loc=SL6953676-111524

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