GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Goodwill Carrying Amounts By Operating Segment

	Community	Insurance
	Banking	Agencies	Total
	(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$      217,618	$     73,880	$     291,498
Goodwill recorded during the period	-	3,403	3,403
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$      217,618	$     77,283	$     294,901

Carrying Value And Accumulated Amortization Of Identifiable Intangible Assets

	As of		As of
	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying	Accumulated	Gross Carrying	Accumulated
	Amount	Amortization	Amount	Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:	(In thousands)
Core deposit intangibles	$          27,801	$          23,609	$          27,801	$          23,269
Customer relationship intangibles	43,918	29,591	49,639	34,922
Non-solicitation intangibles	1,550	849	1,650	1,042
Total	$          73,269	$          54,049	$          79,090	$          59,233
Unamortized intangible assets:
Trade names	$               688	$                    -	$               688	$                    -

Aggregate amortization expense

	Three months ended		Nine months ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Aggregate amortization expense for:	(In thousands)
Core deposit intangibles	$              112	$              120	$              340	$              366
Customer relationship intangibles	737	754	2,075	2,376
Non-solicitation intangibles	74	75	257	300
Total	$              923	$              949	$           2,672	$           3,042

Future Estimated Amortization Expense

		Customer	Non-
	Core Deposit	Relationship	Solicitation
	Intangibles	Intangibles	Intangibles	Total
Estimated Amortization Expense:	(In thousands)
For the year ending December 31, 2016	$              451	$           2,852	$              282	$           3,585
For the year ending December 31, 2017	419	2,669	298	3,386
For the year ending December 31, 2018	390	2,267	281	2,938
For the year ending December 31, 2019	363	1,916	98	2,377
For the year ending December 31, 2020	340	1,511	-	1,851