LOANS - Amortized Cost Basis of Loans by Credit Quality Indicator and Class of Loans Based on the Most Recent Analysis Performed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	$ 815,495	$ 689,932
Current period gross writeoffs, year one	284	245
Year two	637,321	1,332,165
Current period gross writeoffs, year two	545	637
Year three	1,236,045	905,776
Current period gross writeoffs, year three	907	641
Year four	793,684	560,460
Current period gross writeoffs, year four	450	318
Year five	487,384	368,126
Current period gross writeoffs, year five	91	362
More than five years	1,010,172	859,287
Current period gross writeoffs, prior	1,574	768
Revolving loans	427,130	454,296
Current period gross writeoffs, revolving	43	121
Loans held for investment	5,407,231	5,170,042
Loans charged-off	3,894	3,092	$ 1,218
Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	810,450	688,843
Year two	631,740	1,322,389
Year three	1,217,753	898,616
Year four	775,325	554,856
Year five	477,923	350,639
More than five years	951,349	798,107
Revolving loans	418,681	450,020
Loans held for investment	5,283,221	5,063,470
Special mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	2,319	0
Year two	1,023	1,741
Year three	1,615	6,118
Year four	11,617	3,252
Year five	5,067	10,985
More than five years	17,097	25,897
Revolving loans	1,230	422
Loans held for investment	39,968	48,415
Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	2,726	1,089
Year two	4,558	8,035
Year three	16,677	1,042
Year four	6,742	2,352
Year five	4,394	6,502
More than five years	41,726	35,283
Revolving loans	7,219	3,854
Loans held for investment	84,042	58,157
Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	0	0
Year two	0	0
Year three	0	0
Year four	0	0
Year five	0	0
More than five years	0	0
Revolving loans	0	0
Loans held for investment	0	0
Commercial financial, and agriculture
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	105,446	102,714
Current period gross writeoffs, year one	10	14
Year two	82,531	150,750
Current period gross writeoffs, year two	103	51
Year three	104,910	113,608
Current period gross writeoffs, year three	337	225
Year four	82,684	47,639
Current period gross writeoffs, year four	312	139
Year five	33,230	37,412
Current period gross writeoffs, year five	14	206
More than five years	76,993	65,917
Current period gross writeoffs, prior	397	110
Revolving loans	254,399	282,284
Current period gross writeoffs, revolving	0	0
Loans held for investment	740,193	800,324
Loans charged-off	1,173	745	259
Commercial financial, and agriculture \| Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	103,910	102,263
Year two	80,584	150,420
Year three	104,382	113,487
Year four	81,209	47,313
Year five	30,397	36,065
More than five years	74,472	64,020
Revolving loans	249,088	281,646
Loans held for investment	724,042	795,214
Commercial financial, and agriculture \| Special mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	0	0
Year two	302	0
Year three	31	0
Year four	850	141
Year five	2,232	797
More than five years	839	3
Revolving loans	513	10
Loans held for investment	4,767	951
Commercial financial, and agriculture \| Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	1,536	451
Year two	1,645	330
Year three	497	121
Year four	625	185
Year five	601	550
More than five years	1,682	1,894
Revolving loans	4,798	628
Loans held for investment	11,384	4,159
Commercial financial, and agriculture \| Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	0	0
Year two	0	0
Year three	0	0
Year four	0	0
Year five	0	0
More than five years	0	0
Revolving loans	0	0
Loans held for investment	0	0
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	514,094	386,090
Current period gross writeoffs, year one	0	0
Year two	402,356	833,458
Current period gross writeoffs, year two	70	0
Year three	818,271	565,253
Current period gross writeoffs, year three	0	193
Year four	512,285	380,762
Current period gross writeoffs, year four	20	0
Year five	335,960	268,718
Current period gross writeoffs, year five	0	0
More than five years	737,769	618,477
Current period gross writeoffs, prior	71	57
Revolving loans	2,946	6,397
Current period gross writeoffs, revolving	0	0
Loans held for investment	3,323,681	3,059,155
Loans charged-off	161	250	72
Commercial real estate \| Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	511,293	385,954
Year two	400,874	825,505
Year three	804,242	558,742
Year four	497,248	377,085
Year five	331,632	253,746
More than five years	691,589	569,428
Revolving loans	2,946	6,397
Loans held for investment	3,239,824	2,976,857
Commercial real estate \| Special mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	2,221	0
Year two	191	660
Year three	950	6,118
Year four	10,283	3,111
Year five	2,835	9,545
More than five years	15,246	22,648
Revolving loans	0	0
Loans held for investment	31,726	42,082
Commercial real estate \| Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	580	136
Year two	1,291	7,293
Year three	13,079	393
Year four	4,754	566
Year five	1,493	5,427
More than five years	30,934	26,401
Revolving loans	0	0
Loans held for investment	52,131	40,216
Commercial real estate \| Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	0	0
Year two	0	0
Year three	0	0
Year four	0	0
Year five	0	0
More than five years	0	0
Revolving loans	0	0
Loans held for investment	0	0
Consumer real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	182,084	176,646
Current period gross writeoffs, year one	0	5
Year two	141,653	335,541
Current period gross writeoffs, year two	11	19
Year three	306,543	219,582
Current period gross writeoffs, year three	358	0
Year four	194,348	129,098
Current period gross writeoffs, year four	0	0
Year five	116,835	60,772
Current period gross writeoffs, year five	0	0
More than five years	194,095	173,698
Current period gross writeoffs, prior	153	25
Revolving loans	163,415	157,458
Current period gross writeoffs, revolving	0	0
Loans held for investment	1,298,973	1,252,795
Loans charged-off	522	49	204
Consumer real estate \| Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	181,376	176,144
Year two	139,557	334,056
Year three	302,890	219,071
Year four	192,508	127,539
Year five	114,554	59,615
More than five years	183,973	163,464
Revolving loans	160,289	153,821
Loans held for investment	1,275,147	1,233,710
Consumer real estate \| Special mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	98	0
Year two	530	1,081
Year three	634	0
Year four	484	0
Year five	0	643
More than five years	1,012	3,246
Revolving loans	717	412
Loans held for investment	3,475	5,382
Consumer real estate \| Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	610	502
Year two	1,566	404
Year three	3,019	511
Year four	1,356	1,559
Year five	2,281	514
More than five years	9,110	6,988
Revolving loans	2,409	3,225
Loans held for investment	20,351	13,703
Consumer real estate \| Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	0	0
Year two	0	0
Year three	0	0
Year four	0	0
Year five	0	0
More than five years	0	0
Revolving loans	0	0
Loans held for investment	0	0
Consumer installment
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	13,871	24,482
Current period gross writeoffs, year one	274	226
Year two	10,781	12,416
Current period gross writeoffs, year two	361	567
Year three	6,321	7,333
Current period gross writeoffs, year three	212	223
Year four	4,367	2,961
Current period gross writeoffs, year four	118	179
Year five	1,359	1,224
Current period gross writeoffs, year five	77	156
More than five years	1,315	1,195
Current period gross writeoffs, prior	953	576
Revolving loans	6,370	8,157
Current period gross writeoffs, revolving	43	121
Loans held for investment	44,384	57,768
Loans charged-off	2,038	2,048	$ 683
Consumer installment \| Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	13,871	24,482
Year two	10,725	12,408
Year three	6,239	7,316
Year four	4,360	2,919
Year five	1,340	1,213
More than five years	1,315	1,195
Revolving loans	6,358	8,156
Loans held for investment	44,208	57,689
Consumer installment \| Special mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	0	0
Year two	0	0
Year three	0	0
Year four	0	0
Year five	0	0
More than five years	0	0
Revolving loans	0	0
Loans held for investment	0	0
Consumer installment \| Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	0	0
Year two	56	8
Year three	82	17
Year four	7	42
Year five	19	11
More than five years	0	0
Revolving loans	12	1
Loans held for investment	176	79
Consumer installment \| Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Year one	0	0
Year two	0	0
Year three	0	0
Year four	0	0
Year five	0	0
More than five years	0	0
Revolving loans	0	0
Loans held for investment	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of decrease in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from writeoff. Excludes net investment in lease.

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