SECURITIES (Schedule of Contractual maturities) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	$ 2,051,822
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Fair Value	2,004,247
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Amortized Cost	1,279,027
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue	436,366
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFair Value	1,144,185
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	314,686
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue	1,299,743
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale and Held-to-maturity	3,194,980
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost	442,688
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost	1,185,399
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	331,938
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost	1,370,824
AvailableForSaleandHeldToMaturityDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCost	3,330,849
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	67,581
Due after one year to five years	161,116
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	228,697
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	66,465
Due in one year or less	152,207
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Fair Value	218,672
Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	338,440
Due after one year to five years	704,739
Due after five to ten years	173,298
Due after ten years	835,345
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	333,042
Due in one year or less	682,803
Due after five to ten years	170,881
Due after ten years	817,521
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	104,248
Due after one year to five years	480,660
Due after five to ten years	158,640
Due after ten years	535,479
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	103,324
Due after one year to five years	461,382
Due after five to ten years	143,805
Due after ten years	482,222
Fair Value	1,190,733
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities and Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less	245,330
Due after one year to five years	240,058
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	485,388
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	241,528
Due in one year or less	229,556
Due after five to ten years	0
Due after ten years	0
Fair Value	471,084
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	99,878
Due after five to ten years	994
Due after ten years	0
Amortized Cost	100,872
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due after one year to five years	96,252
Due after five to ten years	872
Due after ten years	0
Fair Value	97,124
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	23,941
Due after one year to five years	186,900
Due after five to ten years	46,100
Due after ten years	533,823
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	790,764
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	23,460
Due in one year or less	183,182
Due after five to ten years	42,489
Due after ten years	523,832
Fair Value	772,963
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	78,780
Due after one year to five years	346,118
Due after five to ten years	139,401
Due after ten years	130,604
Amortized Cost	694,903
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	78,001
Due after one year to five years	332,207
Due after five to ten years	125,995
Due after ten years	123,212
Fair Value	659,415
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	4,420
Due after five to ten years	1,877
Due after ten years	267,024
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	273,321
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due in one year or less	4,454
Due after five to ten years	1,773
Due after ten years	263,349
Fair Value	269,576
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	25,468
Due after one year to five years	34,664
Due after five to ten years	13,019
Due after ten years	297,547
Amortized Cost	370,698
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	25,323
Due after one year to five years	32,923
Due after five to ten years	11,971
Due after ten years	255,581
Fair Value	325,798
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	1,588
Due after one year to five years	7,800
Due after five to ten years	3,090
Due after ten years	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	12,478
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	1,589
Due in one year or less	7,806
Due after five to ten years	3,163
Due after ten years	0
Fair Value	12,558
Taxable Municipal Bonds
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	104,445
Due after five to ten years	111,671
Due after ten years	1,458
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	217,574
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due in one year or less	0
Due in one year or less	105,598
Due after five to ten years	113,439
Due after ten years	1,483
Fair Value	220,520
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	1,120
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	1,120
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	1,042
Fair Value	1,042
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	10,560
Due after ten years	31,920
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Total	42,480
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	10,017
Due after ten years	27,815
Fair Value	37,832
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	5,226
Due after ten years	107,328
Amortized Cost	112,554
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	4,967
Due after ten years	103,429
Fair Value	$ 108,396