GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Goodwill Carrying Amounts By Operating Segment

	Community	Insurance
	Banking	Agencies	Total
	(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$      217,618	$     83,180	$     300,798
Goodwill recorded during the period	-	-	-
Balance as of March 31, 2017	$      217,618	$     83,180	$     300,798

Carrying Value And Accumulated Amortization Of Identifiable Intangible Assets

	As of		As of
	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying	Accumulated	Gross Carrying	Accumulated
	Amount	Amortization	Amount	Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:	(In thousands)
Core deposit intangibles	$          27,801	$          23,829	$          27,801	$          23,721
Customer relationship intangibles	45,758	$          30,406	46,568	30,406
Non-solicitation intangibles	1,650	$               798	1,850	886
Total	$          75,209	$          55,033	$          76,219	$          55,013
Unamortized intangible assets:
Trade names	$               688	$                    -	$               688	$                    -

Aggregate amortization expense

	As of		As of
	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying	Accumulated	Gross Carrying	Accumulated
	Amount	Amortization	Amount	Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:	(In thousands)
Core deposit intangibles	$          27,801	$          23,829	$          27,801	$          23,721
Customer relationship intangibles	45,758	$          30,406	46,568	30,406
Non-solicitation intangibles	1,650	$               798	1,850	886
Total	$          75,209	$          55,033	$          76,219	$          55,013
Unamortized intangible assets:
Trade names	$               688	$                    -	$               688	$                    -

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2017	2016
Aggregate amortization expense for:	(In thousands)
Core deposit intangibles	$              108	$              117
Customer relationship intangibles	810	638
Non-solicitation intangibles	112	125
Total	$           1,030	$              880

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, 2017	$              419	$           3,147	$              448	$           4,014
For the year ending December 31, 2018	390	2,696	419	3,505
For the year ending December 31, 2019	363	2,330	97	2,790
For the year ending December 31, 2020	340	2,014	-	2,354
For the year ending December 31, 2021	251	1,591	-	1,842