The aggregate excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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The current period recognition due to accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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The increases in the aggregate excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable, due to the acquisition of similar loans not accounted for as debt securities during the period.

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The sale or transfer of a loan during the period resulting in a reduction in the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment. This relates to loans not accounted for as a debt security, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that was acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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The recorded balance, net of any applicable reductions (for example, unamortized accretable yield and allowance for loan losses). This relates to loans not accounted for debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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LOANS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
LOANS (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Loans
Loans	$ 3,870,675,000		$ 3,870,675,000		$ 3,988,654,000
Activity in the accretable yield for the acquired loan portfolio
Balance at beginning of period	5,666,000	668,000	8,247,000	1,277,000
Acquisitions		2,816,000		2,816,000
Sales	(301,000)		(301,000)	(301,000)
Accretion	(2,037,000)	(930,000)	(4,618,000)	(1,539,000)
Balance at end of period	3,328,000	2,554,000	3,328,000	2,554,000
Business Loans
Loans
Loans	2,701,908,000		2,701,908,000		2,625,636,000
Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	1,168,767,000		1,168,767,000		1,363,018,000
Carrying amount of loans considered impaired at the acquisition date	42,700,000		42,700,000
Carrying amount of loans not considered impaired at the acquisition date	1,130,000,000		1,130,000,000
Residential mortgages
Loans
Loans	1,232,488,000		1,232,488,000		1,324,251,000
Residential mortgages \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	856,843,000		856,843,000		890,666,000
Residential mortgages \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	375,645,000		375,645,000		433,585,000
Commercial mortgages
Loans
Loans	1,352,913,000		1,352,913,000		1,413,544,000
Commercial mortgages \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	953,957,000		953,957,000		962,893,000
Commercial mortgages \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	398,956,000		398,956,000		450,651,000
Commercial business
Loans
Loans	643,924,000		643,924,000		600,126,000
Commercial business \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	555,878,000		555,878,000		489,927,000
Commercial business \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	88,046,000		88,046,000		110,199,000
Commercial loans
Loans
Loans	1,996,837,000		1,996,837,000		2,013,670,000
Commercial loans \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	1,509,835,000		1,509,835,000		1,452,820,000
Commercial loans \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	487,002,000		487,002,000		560,850,000
Consumer loans
Loans
Loans	641,350,000		641,350,000		650,733,000
Consumer loans \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	335,230,000		335,230,000		282,150,000
Consumer loans \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	306,120,000		306,120,000		368,583,000
1-4 family \| Residential mortgages
Loans
Loans	1,206,521,000		1,206,521,000		1,297,532,000
1-4 family \| Residential mortgages \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	836,575,000		836,575,000		870,322,000
1-4 family \| Residential mortgages \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	369,946,000		369,946,000		427,210,000
Construction \| Residential mortgages
Loans
Loans	25,967,000		25,967,000		26,719,000
Construction \| Residential mortgages \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	20,268,000		20,268,000		20,344,000
Construction \| Residential mortgages \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	5,699,000		5,699,000		6,375,000
Construction \| Commercial mortgages
Loans
Loans	128,359,000		128,359,000		167,825,000
Construction \| Commercial mortgages \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	110,609,000		110,609,000		150,694,000
Construction \| Commercial mortgages \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	17,750,000		17,750,000		17,131,000
Single and multi-family \| Commercial mortgages
Loans
Loans	128,838,000		128,838,000		123,820,000
Single and multi-family \| Commercial mortgages \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	57,520,000		57,520,000		43,332,000
Single and multi-family \| Commercial mortgages \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	71,318,000		71,318,000		80,488,000
Commercial real estate \| Commercial mortgages
Loans
Loans	1,095,716,000		1,095,716,000		1,121,899,000
Commercial real estate \| Commercial mortgages \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	785,828,000		785,828,000		768,867,000
Commercial real estate \| Commercial mortgages \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	309,888,000		309,888,000		353,032,000
Asset based lending \| Commercial business
Loans
Loans	267,067,000		267,067,000		258,095,000
Asset based lending \| Commercial business \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	263,132,000		263,132,000		255,265,000
Asset based lending \| Commercial business \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	3,935,000		3,935,000		2,830,000
Other commercial business loans \| Commercial business
Loans
Loans	376,857,000		376,857,000		342,031,000
Other commercial business loans \| Commercial business \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	292,746,000		292,746,000		234,662,000
Other commercial business loans \| Commercial business \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	84,111,000		84,111,000		107,369,000
Home equity \| Consumer loans
Loans
Loans	310,284,000		310,284,000		325,401,000
Home equity \| Consumer loans \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	230,121,000		230,121,000		205,892,000
Home equity \| Consumer loans \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	80,163,000		80,163,000		119,509,000
Other \| Consumer loans
Loans
Loans	331,066,000		331,066,000		325,332,000
Other \| Consumer loans \| Business Loans
Loans
Loans	105,109,000		105,109,000		76,258,000
Other \| Consumer loans \| Acquired Loans
Loans
Loans	$ 225,957,000		$ 225,957,000		$ 249,074,000