LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - TDR ACCRUAL STATUS (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	2,429	2,388
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 15,386	$ 20,778
Loans on non-accrual status
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Minimum period for which TDRs continue to be reported as non-performing loans	6 months
Number of Loans \| loan	68	64
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 5,811	$ 6,712
Accrual Loans
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	2,361	2,324
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 9,575	$ 14,066
Residential Real Estate
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	152	184
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 11,035	$ 15,230
Residential Real Estate \| Loans on non-accrual status
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	63	61
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 3,179	$ 4,189
Residential Real Estate \| Accrual Loans
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	89	123
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 7,856	$ 11,041
Commercial Real Estate
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	4	7
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 3,814	$ 4,904
Commercial Real Estate \| Loans on non-accrual status
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	2	2
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 2,575	$ 2,509
Commercial Real Estate \| Accrual Loans
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	2	5
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 1,239	$ 2,395
Construction & land development
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan		1
Recorded Investment \| $		$ 44
Construction & land development \| Accrual Loans
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan		1
Recorded Investment \| $		$ 44
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	3	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 46	$ 1
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial \| Loans on non-accrual status
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	2
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 45
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial \| Accrual Loans
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	1	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 1	$ 1
Consumer
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	2,270	2,195
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 491	$ 599
Consumer \| Loans on non-accrual status
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	1	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 12	$ 14
Consumer \| Accrual Loans
Troubled Debt Restructurings disclosures
Number of Loans \| loan	2,269	2,194
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 479	$ 585

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953676-111524

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