SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND HELD TO MATURITY (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Available for sale, Amortized Cost
Within 1 year	$ 31,062
Over 1 year to 5 years	1,256
Over 5 years to 10 years	17,319
Over 10 years	171,353
Total bonds and obligations	220,990
Marketable equity securities	38,150
Residential mortgage-backed securities	815,186
Amortized Cost	1,074,326	1,075,824
Available for sale, Fair Value
Within 1 year	30,557
Over 1 year to 5 years	1,264
Over 5 years to 10 years	17,698
Over 10 years	177,911
Total bonds and obligations	227,430
Marketable equity securities	44,766
Residential mortgage-backed securities	827,460
Fair Value	1,099,656us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities	1,091,818us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Held to maturity, Amortized Cost
Within 1 year	1,214
Over 1 year to 5 years	16,802
Over 5 years to 10 years	12,232
Over 10 years	12,500
Total bonds and obligations	42,748
Residential mortgage-backed securities	70
Amortized Cost	42,818us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities	43,347us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Held to maturity, Fair Value
Within 1 year	1,214
Over 1 year to 5 years	17,774
Over 5 years to 10 years	12,532
Over 10 years	13,149
Total bonds and obligations	44,669
Residential mortgage-backed securities	75
Fair Value	$ 44,744	$ 44,997

Carrying amount of debt securities accounted for as held-to-maturity, net of adjustments including, but not limited to, accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) recognized, and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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