INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| AFS securities | $ 74,506 | $ 87,641 |
| ACL | 74,519 | 42,393 |
| Loan Fair Value Marks | 162,104 | 27,623 |
| Net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards | 50,567 | 20,399 |
| Tax credit carryforwards | 15,375 | 1,063 |
| Lease liabilities | 29,993 | 18,404 |
| Cash flow hedges | 6,066 | 11,671 |
| Employee compensation and benefit plans | 12,113 | 8,556 |
| Other | 7,506 | 8,810 |
| Total deferred tax assets, gross | 432,749 | 226,560 |
| Less: valuation allowance | (7,802) | (4,419) |
| Total deferred tax assets | 424,947 | 222,141 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Premises and equipment | 91,852 | 75,701 |
| Intangibles | 75,208 | 20,233 |
| Lease ROU asset | 24,785 | 16,922 |
| Other | 5,502 | 6,354 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 197,347 | 119,210 |
| Net deferred tax asset | $ 227,600 | $ 102,931 |
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- Definition Deferred tax assets lease right-of-use asset. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred tax assets lease right-of-use liability. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to the loan fair value marks. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Net Operating Loss No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from derivative instruments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of a valuation allowances, of deferred tax assets attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards including, but not limited to, research, foreign, general business, alternative minimum tax, and other deductible tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from unrealized loss on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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