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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - PORTFOLIO CLASS (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 2,321
Collectively evaluated for impairment		40,839
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		191
Total ending allowance for loan losses	$ 70,431	43,351	$ 57,961	$ 44,675
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		48,287
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		4,382,778
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		2,063
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment		23
Carrying value of loans	4,515,599	$ 4,433,151
Allowance to Total Loans		0.98
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	916,526
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	256,492
Commercial Real Estate
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	1,320,790
Construction & land development
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	163,396
Commercial & industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	445,947
Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	12,676
Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	850,454
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	282,809
Consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	138,168
Other TRS loans
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	26,615
Republic Credit Solutions
Allowance for loans losses
Carrying value of loans	101,726
Core Banking Activities
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 2,205
Collectively evaluated for impairment		27,603
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		191
Total ending allowance for loan losses	42,680	29,999	31,569	31,519
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		48,036
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		4,263,267
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		2,063
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment		23
Carrying value of loans	4,387,258	$ 4,313,389
Allowance to Total Loans		0.70
Core Banking Activities \| Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment		$ 1,794
Total ending allowance for loan losses	2,126	1,794	1,397	1,172
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		717,458
Carrying value of loans	850,454	$ 717,458
Allowance to Total Loans		0.25
Traditional Banking
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 2,205
Collectively evaluated for impairment		25,809
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		191
Total ending allowance for loan losses	40,554	28,205	30,172	30,347
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		48,036
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		3,545,809
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		2,063
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment		23
Carrying value of loans	3,536,804	$ 3,595,931
Allowance to Total Loans		0.78
Traditional Banking \| Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 1,207
Collectively evaluated for impairment		3,337
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		185
Total ending allowance for loan losses	9,387	4,729	5,801	6,035
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		25,384
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		922,764
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		1,420
Carrying value of loans	916,526	$ 949,568
Allowance to Total Loans		0.50
Traditional Banking \| Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment		$ 1,737
Total ending allowance for loan losses	2,165	1,737	1,720	1,662
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		1,448
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		257,355
Carrying value of loans	256,492	$ 258,803
Allowance to Total Loans		0.67
Traditional Banking \| Commercial Real Estate
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 426
Collectively evaluated for impairment		10,054
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		6
Total ending allowance for loan losses	13,381	10,486	10,235	10,030
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		15,144
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,287,225
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		631
Carrying value of loans	1,320,790	$ 1,303,000
Allowance to Total Loans		0.80
Traditional Banking \| Construction & land development
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment		$ 2,152
Total ending allowance for loan losses	4,536	2,152	2,443	2,555
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		198
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		159,504
Carrying value of loans	163,396	$ 159,702
Allowance to Total Loans		1.35
Traditional Banking \| Commercial & industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 22
Collectively evaluated for impairment		2,860
Total ending allowance for loan losses	2,541	2,882	3,235	2,873
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		1,989
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		475,225
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment		22
Carrying value of loans	445,947	$ 477,236
Allowance to Total Loans		0.60
Traditional Banking \| Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment		$ 147
Total ending allowance for loan losses	133	147	150	158
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		14,040
Carrying value of loans	12,676	$ 14,040
Allowance to Total Loans		1.05
Traditional Banking \| Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 174
Collectively evaluated for impairment		2,547
Total ending allowance for loan losses	5,290	2,721	3,337	3,477
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		3,276
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		289,900
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		10
Carrying value of loans	282,809	$ 293,186
Allowance to Total Loans		0.93
Traditional Banking \| Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment		$ 1,020
Total ending allowance for loan losses	978	1,020	1,079	1,140
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		17,836
Carrying value of loans	15,608	$ 17,836
Allowance to Total Loans		5.72
Traditional Banking \| Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment		$ 1,169
Total ending allowance for loan losses	758	1,169	892	1,102
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,522
Carrying value of loans	758	$ 1,522
Allowance to Total Loans		76.81
Traditional Banking \| Consumer: Automobile loan
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 43
Collectively evaluated for impairment		569
Total ending allowance for loan losses	546	612	768	724
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		247
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		52,676
Carrying value of loans	46,837	$ 52,923
Allowance to Total Loans		1.16
Traditional Banking \| Other consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 333
Collectively evaluated for impairment		217
Total ending allowance for loan losses	839	550	512	591
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		350
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		67,762
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		2
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment		1
Carrying value of loans	74,965	$ 68,115
Allowance to Total Loans		0.81
Republic Processing Group
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 116
Collectively evaluated for impairment		13,236
Total ending allowance for loan losses	27,751	13,352	26,392	13,156
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		251
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		119,511
Carrying value of loans	128,341	$ 119,762
Allowance to Total Loans		11.15
Republic Processing Group \| Easy Advances
Allowance for loans losses
Total ending allowance for loan losses	15,270		13,381
Carrying value of loans	26,242
Republic Processing Group \| Other TRS loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment		$ 234
Total ending allowance for loan losses	95	234	149	107
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		14,365
Carrying value of loans	373	$ 14,365
Allowance to Total Loans		1.63
Republic Processing Group \| Republic Credit Solutions
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans		$ 116
Collectively evaluated for impairment		13,002
Total ending allowance for loan losses	12,386	13,118	$ 12,862	$ 13,049
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans		251
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		105,146
Carrying value of loans	$ 101,726	$ 105,397
Allowance to Total Loans		12.45