BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION [Abstract]

BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of BancorpSouth, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and follow general practices within the industries in which the Company operates.  For further information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements have been included and all such adjustments were of a normal, recurring nature.  The results of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  Certain 2016 amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2017 presentation. 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, BancorpSouth Bank (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc., BancorpSouth Municipal Development Corporation, BancorpSouth Bank Securities Corporation, Gumtree Wholesale Insurance Brokers, Inc and BXS Forrest Investment Fund, LLC.