GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Goodwill Carrying Amounts By Operating Segment

	Community	Insurance
	Banking	Agencies	Total
	(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$      217,618	$     73,880	$     291,498
Goodwill recorded during the period	-	-	-
Balance as of September 30, 2015	$      217,618	$     73,880	$     291,498

Carrying Value And Accumulated Amortization Of Identifiable Intangible Assets

	Three months ended		Nine months ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2015	2014	2015	2014
Aggregate amortization expense for:	(In thousands)
Core deposit intangibles	$              120	$              130	$              366	$              397
Customer relationship intangibles	754	883	2,376	2,622
Non-solicitation intangibles	75	113	300	313
Total	$              949	$           1,126	$           3,042	$           3,332

Aggregate amortization expense

	As of		As of
	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying	Accumulated	Gross Carrying	Accumulated
	Amount	Amortization	Amount	Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:	(In thousands)
Core deposit intangibles	$          27,801	$          23,148	$          27,801	$          22,782
Customer relationship intangibles	49,639	$          34,197	49,639	31,821
Non-solicitation intangibles	1,650	$               967	1,650	667
Total	$          79,090	$          58,312	$          79,090	$          55,270
Unamortized intangible assets:
Trade names	$               688	$                    -	$               688	$                    -

Future Estimated Amortization Expense

		Customer	Non-
	Core Deposit	Relationship	Solicitation
	Intangibles	Intangibles	Intangibles	Total
Estimated Amortization Expense:	(In thousands)
For year ending December 31, 2015	$              487	$           3,134	$              375	$           3,996
For year ending December 31, 2016	451	2,673	225	3,349
For year ending December 31, 2017	419	2,380	200	2,999
For year ending December 31, 2018	390	2,009	183	2,582
For year ending December 31, 2019	363	1,689	-	2,052