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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
Year
Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1)
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(2)
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(1)
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(2)
Value of Initial $100 Fixed Investment Based on Total Shareholder Return(3)
Net Income(4)
2025$2,645,442 $3,315,080 $816,633 $944,449 $95.24 $13,188,000 
20241,262,464 945,928 575,135 527,028 69.45 8,473,000 
20231,308,579 (696,252)641,775 160,632 70.44 5,225,000 
    
Named Executive Officers, Footnote The dollar amounts reported in this column are the amounts of total compensation reported for the PEO and non-PEO NEOs for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Please refer to “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table” for further detail. For the fiscal years 2024 and 2025, Scott C. Wylie was our PEO and Julie A. Courkamp and Matthew C. Cassell were our non-PEO NEOs. For the fiscal year 2023, Scott C. Wylie was our PEO and Julie A. Courkamp and John E. Sawyer were our non-PEO NEOs. Mr. Sawyer resigned from the Company effective March 5, 2024.    
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 2,645,442 $ 1,262,464 $ 1,308,579
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 3,315,080 945,928 (696,252)
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote The amounts shown for Compensation Actually Paid have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized, or received by First Western Financial Inc’s NEOs. Equity awards held by the NEOs in each of fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023, include stock options, Time Vested Units, and Performance Based Units. The fair value of Performance Based Units as of the end of each applicable fiscal year was determined based on the maximum issuable shares at the then-current threshold amount, as described in the Shareholders’ Equity footnote in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the corresponding fiscal year's Annual Report on Form 10-K. These amounts reflect the Summary Compensation Table totals with certain adjustments, as follows:
202520242023
PEOAverage for Non-PEO NEOsPEOAverage for Non-PEO NEOsPEOAverage for Non-PEO NEOs
Summary Compensation Table Total$2,645,442 $816,633 $1,262,464 $575,135 $1,308,579 $641,775 
Decrease for amounts reported under the Stock Awards column in the Summary Compensation Table(1,641,443)(323,921)(399,986)(142,482)(399,989)(174,985)
Addition of fair value at year-end of equity awards granted during the year that remain unvested as of year-end2,133,781 416,359 461,341 164,337 234,529 102,600 
Change in fair value from prior period year-end to vesting date of equity awards granted in prior years that vested during the year53,026 16,854 (33,401)(13,641)(232,401)(66,132)
Change in fair value at year-end of equity awards granted in prior years that remain unvested as of year-end355,492 105,218 (105,008)(15,439)(1,606,970)(342,626)
Change in fair value at year-end of equity awards granted in prior years that failed to meet their performance conditions or were not exercised and expired(231,218)(86,694)(239,482)(40,882)— — 
Compensation Actually Paid$3,315,080 $944,449 $945,928 $527,028 $(696,252)$160,632 
    
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 816,633 575,135 641,775
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 944,449 527,028 160,632
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote The amounts shown for Compensation Actually Paid have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized, or received by First Western Financial Inc’s NEOs. Equity awards held by the NEOs in each of fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023, include stock options, Time Vested Units, and Performance Based Units. The fair value of Performance Based Units as of the end of each applicable fiscal year was determined based on the maximum issuable shares at the then-current threshold amount, as described in the Shareholders’ Equity footnote in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the corresponding fiscal year's Annual Report on Form 10-K. These amounts reflect the Summary Compensation Table totals with certain adjustments, as follows:
202520242023
PEOAverage for Non-PEO NEOsPEOAverage for Non-PEO NEOsPEOAverage for Non-PEO NEOs
Summary Compensation Table Total$2,645,442 $816,633 $1,262,464 $575,135 $1,308,579 $641,775 
Decrease for amounts reported under the Stock Awards column in the Summary Compensation Table(1,641,443)(323,921)(399,986)(142,482)(399,989)(174,985)
Addition of fair value at year-end of equity awards granted during the year that remain unvested as of year-end2,133,781 416,359 461,341 164,337 234,529 102,600 
Change in fair value from prior period year-end to vesting date of equity awards granted in prior years that vested during the year53,026 16,854 (33,401)(13,641)(232,401)(66,132)
Change in fair value at year-end of equity awards granted in prior years that remain unvested as of year-end355,492 105,218 (105,008)(15,439)(1,606,970)(342,626)
Change in fair value at year-end of equity awards granted in prior years that failed to meet their performance conditions or were not exercised and expired(231,218)(86,694)(239,482)(40,882)— — 
Compensation Actually Paid$3,315,080 $944,449 $945,928 $527,028 $(696,252)$160,632 
    
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return Picture2.jpg    
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income Picture1 (4).jpg    
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 95.24 69.45 70.44
Net Income (Loss) $ 13,188,000 8,473,000 5,225,000
PEO Name Scott C. Wylie    
Additional 402(v) Disclosure
As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid to our named executive officers and our financial performance.
Total Shareholder Return assumes $100 invested on December 31, 2022.Net Income is computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The following charts illustrate the relationship between the compensation actually paid to our named executive officers, calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, and First Western's total shareholder returns on a cumulative basis, assuming an investment of $100 on December 31, 2022, and net income over the three most recently completed fiscal years:
    
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (1,641,443) (399,986) (399,989)
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 2,133,781 461,341 234,529
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 355,492 (105,008) (1,606,970)
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 53,026 (33,401) (232,401)
PEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (231,218) (239,482) 0
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (323,921) (142,482) (174,985)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 416,359 164,337 102,600
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 105,218 (15,439) (342,626)
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 16,854 (13,641) (66,132)
Non-PEO NEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (86,694) $ (40,882) $ 0