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FAIR VALUE (Details) - REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value $ 160,564,216 $ 145,233,952
EBP, Investment Program, Single Participation Status [Extensible Enumeration] Participant directed Participant directed
Transfers between Level 1 and 2 $ 0  
Republic Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock (Class A and B) | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 2,956,427 $ 3,242,106
Republic Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock (Class A) | Other Than Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 12,044,596 12,093,677
Other stocks | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 1,517,298 1,534,684
Certificates of deposit | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 217,057 309,056
Corporate debt instruments | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 265,780 297,398
Mutual funds | Other Than Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 138,789,413 124,618,883
Mutual funds | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 3,344,230 3,138,148
Pooled separate accounts | Other Than Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 1,429,415  
Level 1    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 158,651,964 144,627,498
Level 1 | Republic Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock (Class A and B) | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 2,956,427 3,242,106
Level 1 | Republic Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock (Class A) | Other Than Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 12,044,596 12,093,677
Level 1 | Other stocks | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 1,517,298 1,534,684
Level 1 | Mutual funds | Other Than Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 138,789,413 124,618,883
Level 1 | Mutual funds | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 3,344,230 3,138,148
Level 2    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 1,912,252 606,454
Level 2 | Certificates of deposit | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 217,057 309,056
Level 2 | Corporate debt instruments | Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value 265,780 $ 297,398
Level 2 | Pooled separate accounts | Other Than Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts    
FAIR VALUE    
Total investments, at fair value $ 1,429,415