LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - AGING (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	$ 23,332	$ 15,993
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing Interest	$ 157	145
Number of consecutive months payments received before non-accrual loans returned to accrual status (in months) \| item	6
Core Banking Activities
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	$ 23,332	15,993
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing Interest		13
Traditional Banking
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	23,332	15,993
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing Interest		13
Traditional Banking \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	12,220	11,182
Traditional Banking \| Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	623	669
Traditional Banking \| Commercial Real Estate
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	6,865	2,318
Traditional Banking \| Construction & land development
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	143
Traditional Banking \| Commercial & industrial
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	1,424	630
Traditional Banking \| Home equity lines of credit
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	1,865	1,095
Traditional Banking \| Consumer: Automobile loan
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	179	75
Traditional Banking \| Other consumer
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Nonaccrual Loan	13	24
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing Interest		13
Republic Processing Group
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing Interest	157	132
Republic Processing Group \| Other TRS loans
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing Interest	53	4
Republic Processing Group \| Republic Credit Solutions
Aging or recorded investments in loans
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing Interest	$ 104	$ 128

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