Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

FirstMerit

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost
Service Cost	$	585		$	1,799		$	1,755		$	5,397
Interest Cost	2,632			2,965			7,896			8,895
Expected return on assets	(2,960		)	(3,034		)	(8,880		)	(9,102		)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs	117			97			351			291
Cumulative net loss	1,174			2,593			3,522			7,779
Net periodic pension cost	$	1,548		$	4,420		$	4,644		$	13,260

	Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Components of Net Periodic Postretirement Cost
Service Cost	$	24		$	19		$	74		$	57
Interest Cost	130			174			390			522
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs	(117		)	(117		)	(351		)	(351		)
Cumulative net loss	67			72			201			216
Net periodic postretirement cost	$	104		$	148		$	314		$	444

Citizens Republic Bancorp

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

Net periodic benefits and costs for the Citizens sponsored plans including the following components for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2013:

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Interest Cost	$	795		$	1,590
Expected return on assets	(1,096		)	(2,192		)
Net periodic pension benefit	$	(301	)	$	(602	)

	Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Interest Cost	$	15,770	$	31,540
Net periodic postretirement cost	$	15,770	$	31,540