LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES (Schedule of Aging of the Loan Portfolio by Class) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	$ 15,174	$ 13,863
Greater than 90 Days and still Accruing, % of total loans	0.08%	0.09%
Nonaccrual	$ 36,847	$ 36,860
Nonaccrual, % of total loans	0.20%	0.24%
Total Loans	$ 18,337,299	$ 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	$ 18,245,285	$ 15,549,784
Current, % of total loans	99.50%	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	$ 19,566	$ 29,120
Past Due, % of total loans	0.11%	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	$ 20,427	$ 5,416
Past Due, % of total loans	0.11%	0.03%
Construction Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	$ 82	$ 25
Nonaccrual	1,945	348
Total Loans	1,588,531	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	1,584,576	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	1,559	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	369	24
CRE - Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,239	2,579
Nonaccrual	4,781	3,001
Total Loans	2,401,807	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	2,392,190	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	2,291	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	1,306	0
CRE - Non-Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,390	2,967
Nonaccrual	9,919	12,616
Total Loans	4,885,785	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	4,866,516	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	1,085	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	6,875	184
Multifamily Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	53	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Total Loans	1,357,730	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	1,356,721	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	821	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	135	146
Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	862	782
Nonaccrual	3,048	4,556
Total Loans	3,799,872	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	3,789,537	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	5,876	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	549	49
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	801	1,383
Nonaccrual	1,727	1,804
Total Loans	729,315	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	725,395	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	656	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	736	676
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,890	4,470
Nonaccrual	11,925	11,098
Total Loans	1,281,914	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	1,260,678	1,053,255
Total Loans	1,260,678	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	471	7,546
Total Loans	471	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	6,950	1,804
Total Loans	6,950	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	1,890	4,470
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	11,925	11,098
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	1,186	1,095
Nonaccrual	2,960	3,087
Total Loans	738,665	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	728,538	611,584
Total Loans	728,538	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	3,309	2,238
Total Loans	3,309	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	2,672	1,429
Total Loans	2,672	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	1,186	1,095
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	2,960	3,087
Automobile Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	401	410
Nonaccrual	532	350
Total Loans	354,570	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	350,373	480,557
Total Loans	350,373	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	2,796	4,737
Total Loans	2,796	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	468	872
Total Loans	468	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	401	410
Automobile Loan [Member] | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	532	350
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	143	152
Nonaccrual	10	0
Total Loans	109,522	120,641
Consumer | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	108,487	119,487
Total Loans	108,487	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	700	770
Total Loans	700	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	182	232
Total Loans	182	232
Consumer | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	143	152
Consumer | Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Total Loans	10
Other Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Greater Than 90 Days and Still Accruing	7,127	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Total Loans	1,089,588	876,908
Other Commercial | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans receivable, current and past due	1,082,274	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	2	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	$ 185	$ 0