LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Balance, beginning of period	$ 83,629	$ 81,058
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	3,160	2,851
Charge-offs	(1,616)	(582)
Recoveries	258	419
Net charge-offs	(1,358)	(163)
Balance, end of period	85,431	83,746
Commercial and industrial
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Balance, beginning of period	33,182	28,847
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	(259)	1,166
Charge-offs	(753)	(45)
Recoveries	240	416
Net charge-offs	(513)	371
Balance, end of period	32,410	30,384
Real estate: \| Commercial real estate (including multi-family residential)
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Balance, beginning of period	31,873	29,833
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	1,353	4,175
Charge-offs	(851)	0
Recoveries	0	0
Net charge-offs	(851)	0
Balance, end of period	32,375	34,008
Real estate: \| Commercial real estate construction and land development
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Balance, beginning of period	13,220	16,383
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	1,999	(2,423)
Charge-offs	0	(310)
Recoveries	0	0
Net charge-offs	0	(310)
Balance, end of period	15,219	13,650
Real estate: \| 1-4 family residential (including home equity)
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Balance, beginning of period	3,214	3,320
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	57	271
Charge-offs	(2)	(224)
Recoveries	16	0
Net charge-offs	14	(224)
Balance, end of period	3,285	3,367
Real estate: \| Residential construction
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Balance, beginning of period	1,222	1,565
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	(222)	(169)
Charge-offs	0	0
Recoveries	0	0
Net charge-offs	0	0
Balance, end of period	1,000	1,396
Consumer and other
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Balance, beginning of period	918	1,110
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	232	(169)
Charge-offs	(10)	(3)
Recoveries	2	3
Net charge-offs	(8)	0
Balance, end of period	$ 1,142	$ 941

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