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Standby Letters of Credit, Term

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after recovery, of writeoff of financing receivable, charged against allowance for credit loss.

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

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amortized cost of financing receivable with payment default in current period and modified within previous 12 months preceding payment default for debtor experiencing financial difficulty.

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Amount of interest income on financing receivable on nonaccrual status.

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Amount, before valuation allowance, of financing receivable classified as held-for-sale.

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Amount of expected credit loss for credit exposure on off-balance-sheet commitment, including but not limited to, loan commitment, standby letter of credit, financial guarantee not accounted for as insurance. Excludes off-balance sheet credit exposure accounted for as insurance and instrument accounted for under derivatives and hedging.

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Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss for off-balance sheet credit exposure. Excludes off-balance sheet credit exposure accounted for as insurance and instrument accounted for under derivatives and hedging.

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) loan_segment	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for sale	$ 28,783,000		$ 28,783,000		$ 18,663,000
Loans	13,296,759,000		13,296,759,000		12,854,359,000
Interest income recognized on non-accrual loans	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Payment default			$ 4,800,000	1,200,000
Number of loan segments \| loan_segment			10
Allowance for credit losses increase (decrease)	3,300,000		$ 2,600,000
Net charge-offs	(2,300,000)		(7,200,000)
Provision for credit losses	$ 5,600,000	24,500,000	$ 9,800,000	26,500,000
Standby letters of credit usual term	2 years		2 years
Off-balance sheet commitments	$ 18,000,000		$ 18,000,000		18,000,000
Increase (decrease) in provision	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	2,171,092,000		2,171,092,000		2,274,016,000
Commercial and industrial loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	4,440,924,000		4,440,924,000		4,114,292,000
Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	836,033,000		836,033,000		792,144,000
Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	1,226,797,000		1,226,797,000		1,157,944,000
Past Due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	101,400,000		101,400,000		116,200,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			(14,800,000)
30-59 Days Past Due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	31,350,000		31,350,000		35,773,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			(4,400,000)
30-59 Days Past Due \| Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	203,000		203,000		2,407,000
30-59 Days Past Due \| Commercial and industrial loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	4,039,000		4,039,000		7,428,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			(3,400,000)
30-59 Days Past Due \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	7,227,000		7,227,000		4,332,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			2,900,000
30-59 Days Past Due \| Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	558,000		558,000		3,783,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			(3,200,000)
60-89 Days Past Due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	13,818,000		13,818,000		32,581,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			(18,800,000)
60-89 Days Past Due \| Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	451,000		451,000		1,718,000
60-89 Days Past Due \| Commercial and industrial loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	1,216,000		1,216,000		473,000
60-89 Days Past Due \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	0		0		22,005,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			(22,000,000)
60-89 Days Past Due \| Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	2,981,000		2,981,000		0
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			3,000,000
90 Days or More Past Due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	56,210,000		56,210,000		47,809,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			8,400,000
90 Days or More Past Due \| Commercial real estate, non-owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	4,547,000		4,547,000		10,342,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			(5,800,000)
90 Days or More Past Due \| Commercial and industrial loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	8,807,000		8,807,000		9,786,000
90 Days or More Past Due \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	14,506,000		14,506,000		3,988,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			10,500,000
90 Days or More Past Due \| Commercial real estate, owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 6,880,000		6,880,000		$ 300,000
Increase (decrease) in past due loans			$ 6,600,000