LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES (Schedule of Aging of the Loan Portfolio by Class) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	$ 15,620	$ 13,863
Greater than 90 Days and still Accruing, % of total loans	0.09%	0.09%
Nonaccrual	$ 35,913	$ 36,860
Nonaccrual, % of total loans	0.20%	0.24%
Total Loans	$ 18,347,190	$ 15,635,043
Total loans, % of total loans	100.00%	100.00%
Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	$ 18,271,126	$ 15,549,784
Current, % of total loans	99.59%	99.45%
Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	$ 19,162	$ 29,120
Past Due, % of total loans	0.10%	0.19%
Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	$ 5,369	$ 5,416
Past Due, % of total loans	0.02%	0.03%
Construction Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	$ 764	$ 25
Nonaccrual	1,144	348
Total Loans	1,454,545	1,107,850
Construction Loans [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,450,793	1,107,183
Construction Loans [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,689	270
Construction Loans [Member] | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	155	24
CRE - Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,047	2,579
Nonaccrual	4,651	3,001
Total Loans	2,397,700	1,998,787
CRE - Owner Occupied | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	2,388,480	1,991,632
CRE - Owner Occupied | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	3,450	1,575
CRE - Owner Occupied | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	72	0
CRE - Non-Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,309	2,967
Nonaccrual	10,741	12,616
Total Loans	4,906,285	4,172,401
CRE - Non-Owner Occupied | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	4,892,919	4,156,089
CRE - Non-Owner Occupied | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,316	545
CRE - Non-Owner Occupied | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	0	184
Multifamily Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	141	0
Nonaccrual	1	0
Total Loans	1,353,024	1,061,997
Multifamily Real Estate | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,350,556	1,061,851
Multifamily Real Estate | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,694	0
Multifamily Real Estate | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	632	146
Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	684	782
Nonaccrual	3,408	4,556
Total Loans	3,944,723	3,589,347
Commercial and Industrial | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	3,938,285	3,579,657
Commercial and Industrial | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	2,154	4,303
Commercial and Industrial | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	192	49
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	678	1,383
Nonaccrual	1,783	1,804
Total Loans	737,687	522,580
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	733,664	518,150
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	873	567
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	689	676
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,645	4,470
Nonaccrual	10,799	11,098
Total Loans	1,251,033	1,078,173
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,235,298	1,053,255
Total Loans	1,235,298	1,053,255
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,331	7,546
Total Loans	1,331	7,546
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,960	1,804
Total Loans	1,960	1,804
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	1,645	4,470
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	10,799	11,098
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,449	1,095
Nonaccrual	3,028	3,087
Total Loans	718,491	619,433
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	710,701	611,584
Total Loans	710,701	611,584
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	2,518	2,238
Total Loans	2,518	2,238
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	795	1,429
Total Loans	795	1,429
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	1,449	1,095
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	3,028	3,087
Automobile Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	263	410
Nonaccrual	354	350
Total Loans	396,776	486,926
Automobile Loan [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	392,131	480,557
Total Loans	392,131	480,557
Automobile Loan [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	3,463	4,737
Total Loans	3,463	4,737
Automobile Loan [Member] | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	565	872
Total Loans	565	872
Automobile Loan [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	263	410
Automobile Loan [Member] | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	354	350
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	176	152
Nonaccrual	4	0
Total Loans	115,541	120,641
Consumer | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	114,667	119,487
Total Loans	114,667	119,487
Consumer | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	385	770
Total Loans	385	770
Consumer | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	309	232
Total Loans	309	232
Consumer | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	176	152
Consumer | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	4
Other Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	7,464	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Total Loans	1,071,385	876,908
Other Commercial | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,063,632	870,339
Other Commercial | Financial Asset, 30 to 59 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	289	6,569
Other Commercial | Financial Asset, 60 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	$ 0	$ 0