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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Collateral Dependent (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 5,711	$ 8,035
Related Allowance	20,471	22,517	$ 20,075	$ 19,659
Commercial and Agricultural
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis	1,746	2,067
Related Allowance	4,516	5,055	4,053	3,373
Commercial Mortgages
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis	3,965	5,968
Related Allowance	10,367	12,026	10,983	11,576
Commercial Mortgages \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis	2,207	2,209
Related Allowance	0	0
Consumer Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis	0	0
Related Allowance	3,526	3,242	$ 3,147	$ 2,865
Collateral Pledged
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis	4,248	6,347
Related Allowance	225	267
Commercial Real Estate And Business Assets \| Commercial and Agricultural \| Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis	282	353
Related Allowance	200	214
Business Assets \| Commercial and Agricultural
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis	2	26
Related Allowance	1	26
Commercial Real Estate and Residential Real Estate \| Commercial Mortgages \| Commercial mortgages, other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost Basis	1,757	3,759
Related Allowance	$ 24	$ 27