CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Interest income
Loans	$ 122,613	$ 71,975	$ 43,891
Investment securities	11,791	7,026	4,112
Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits	144	89	89
Total interest income	134,548	79,090	48,092
Interest expense
Deposits	8,404	6,203	5,616
Short-term borrowings	406	165	19
Long-term debt	5,170	2,285	1,169
Total interest expense	13,980	8,653	6,804
Net interest income	120,568	70,437	41,288
Provision for loan losses	3,413	5,469	5,354
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	117,155	64,968	35,934
Non-interest income
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts	9,574	4,959	2,131
Government-guaranteed lending	9,450	5,586	3,159
Mortgage banking	3,370	2,265	3,389
Bank-owned life insurance	1,784	1,226	830
Gain on sales of available for sale securities	126	1,215	1,251
Gain on sale of branch	415	0	0
Gain on acquisition	0	7,382	0
Other	4,198	2,156	1,223
Total non-interest income	28,917	24,789	11,983
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	51,342	37,255	26,033
Occupancy and equipment	15,075	9,133	5,331
Data processing	5,235	3,920	2,833
FDIC deposit insurance premiums	2,091	1,486	1,067
Professional services	3,943	2,857	3,142
Foreclosed asset expenses, net	671	473	649
Loan, collection, and repossession expense	3,075	2,974	1,686
Merger and conversion costs	22,136	14,650	3,242
Restructuring charges	1,142	0	0
Amortization of other intangible assets	2,157	800	448
Other	12,087	8,322	5,914
Total non-interest expense	118,954	81,870	50,345
Income (loss) before income taxes	27,118	7,887	(2,428)
Income tax expense (benefit)	5,413	2,014	(3,216)
Net income	21,705	5,873	788
Dividends on preferred stock	1,269	0	0
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	2,466	3,601	1,935
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$ 17,970	$ 2,272	$ (1,147)
Net income (loss) per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 0.25	$ (0.12)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 0.25	$ (0.12)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	20,500,519	9,219,406	9,219,406
Diluted (in shares)	20,505,142	9,219,406	9,219,406