SECURITIES (Schedule of Contractual maturities) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	$ 1,353,964
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Fair Value	1,250,944
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Amortized Cost	1,434,956
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue	147,273
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFair Value	1,413,167
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	207,863
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue	774,442
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale and Held-to-maturity	2,542,745
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost	149,896
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost	1,517,843
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	236,436
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost	884,745
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCost	2,788,920
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	229,452
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	229,452
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due in one year or less	209,660
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Fair Value	209,660
Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	149,815
Due after one year to five years	893,306
Due after five to ten years	48,733
Due after ten years	262,110
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	147,193
Due in one year or less	827,723
Due after five to ten years	43,040
Due after ten years	232,988
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	81
Due after one year to five years	624,537
Due after five to ten years	187,703
Due after ten years	622,635
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	80
Due after one year to five years	585,444
Due after five to ten years	164,823
Due after ten years	541,454
Fair Value	1,291,801
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	149,764
Due after one year to five years	478,253
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	628,017
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	147,143
Due in one year or less	444,858
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Fair Value	592,001
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	99,798
Due after five to ten years	993
Due after ten years	0
Amortized Cost	100,791
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	92,205
Due after five to ten years	817
Due after ten years	0
Fair Value	93,022
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	51
Due after one year to five years	185,404
Due after five to ten years	46,225
Due after ten years	184,238
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	415,918
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	50
Due in one year or less	173,011
Due after five to ten years	40,726
Due after ten years	164,374
Fair Value	378,161
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	81
Due after one year to five years	463,524
Due after five to ten years	163,379
Due after ten years	161,486
Amortized Cost	788,470
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	80
Due after one year to five years	435,908
Due after five to ten years	143,000
Due after ten years	147,374
Fair Value	726,362
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	0
Due after five to ten years	2,508
Due after ten years	28,660
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	31,168
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due in one year or less	0
Due after five to ten years	2,314
Due after ten years	26,681
Fair Value	28,995
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	61,215
Due after five to ten years	16,776
Due after ten years	344,836
Amortized Cost	422,827
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	57,331
Due after five to ten years	14,963
Due after ten years	285,390
Fair Value	357,684
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	197
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	197
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due in one year or less	194
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Fair Value	194
Pooled Trust Preferred Securities Issued By Banks And Insurers [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	0
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	1,180
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	1,180
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due in one year or less	0
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	1,095
Fair Value	1,095
Small Business Administration Pooled Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	0
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	48,032
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	48,032
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due in one year or less	0
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	40,838
Fair Value	40,838
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	0
Due after five to ten years	6,555
Due after ten years	116,313
Amortized Cost	122,868
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	0
Due after five to ten years	6,043
Due after ten years	108,690
Fair Value	$ 114,733