FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES [Abstract]

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

	September 30, 2017
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
Assets:	(In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Government agencies	$                    -	$    1,687,186	$               -	$    1,687,186
U.S. Government agency issued residential
mortgage-backed securities	-	157,891	-	157,891
U.S. Government agency issued commercial
mortgage-backed securities	-	153,509	-	153,509
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions	-	328,314	-	328,314
FHLB and other securities	205	32,862	-	33,067
Mortgage servicing rights	-	-	66,417	66,417
Derivative instruments	-	-	8,239	8,239
Loans held for sale	-	138,353	-	138,353
Total	$               205	$    2,498,115	$     74,656	$    2,572,976
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments	$                    -	$                   -	$       4,788	$           4,788

	September 30, 2016
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total
Assets:	(In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Government agencies	$                    -	$    1,691,866	$               -	$    1,691,866
U.S. Government agency issued residential
mortgage-backed securities	-	184,095	-	184,095
U.S. Government agency issued commercial
mortgage-backed securities	-	178,827	-	178,827
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions	-	384,995	-	384,995
FHLB and other securities	959	27,457	-	28,416
Mortgage servicing rights	-	-	51,930	51,930
Derivative instruments	-	-	20,741	20,741
Loans held for sale	-	204,441	-	204,441
Total	$               959	$    2,671,681	$     72,671	$    2,745,311
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments	$                    -	$                   -	$     15,168	$         15,168

Changes In Level Three Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

	Mortgage
	Servicing	Derivative
	Rights	Instruments
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2016	$        65,263	$          6,138
Year to date net gains (losses) included in:
Net loss	(7,877)	(2,687)
Other comprehensive income	-	-
Additions	9,031	-
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3	-	-
Balance at September 30, 2017	$        66,417	$          3,451
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in net income for the
quarter relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2017	$               36	$             (792)

	Mortgage
	Servicing	Derivative
	Rights	Instruments
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$        57,268	$          3,257
Year to date net gains included in:
Net (loss) gain	(16,022)	2,316
Other comprehensive income	-	-
Additions	10,684	-
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3	-	-
Balance at September 30, 2016	$        51,930	$          5,573
Net unrealized gains included in net income for the
quarter relating to assets and liabilities held at September 30, 2016	$          1,813	$             544

Assets And Liabilities Recorded At Fair Value On A Nonrecurring Basis

	September 30, 2017				Nine months ended
					September 30, 2017
	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total	Net Losses
Assets:	(In thousands)
Impaired loans	$                    -	$              -	$    19,731	19,731	$                   (6,805)
Other real estate owned	-	-	5,956	5,956	(741)

	September 30, 2016				Nine months ended
					September 30, 2016
					Net Losses
Assets:	(In thousands)
Impaired loans	$                    -	$              -	$    39,113	39,113	$                   (1,520)
Other real estate owned	-	-	11,391	11,391	(1,389)

Carrying And Fair Value Information

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	Carrying	Fair	Carrying	Fair
	Value	Value	Value	Value
Assets:	(In thousands)
Cash and due from banks	$      167,871	$      167,871	$      184,152	$      184,152
Interest bearing deposits with other banks	52,316	52,316	38,813	38,813
Available-for-sale securities	2,359,967	2,359,967	2,531,676	2,531,676
Net loans and leases	10,936,013	10,967,885	10,688,255	10,692,820
Loans held for sale	138,353	138,353	166,927	166,927
Liabilities:
Noninterest bearing deposits	3,414,397	3,414,397	3,250,537	3,250,537
Savings and interest bearing deposits	6,563,160	6,563,160	6,596,289	6,596,289
Other time deposits	1,798,431	1,816,705	1,841,315	1,857,506
Federal funds purchased and securities
sold under agreement to repurchase
and other short-term borrowings	1,046,044	1,044,525	546,002	545,002
Long-term debt and other borrowings	30,000	31,413	542,888	547,273
Derivative instruments:
Forward commitments to sell fixed rate
mortgage loans	286	286	2,903	2,903
Commitments to fund fixed rate
mortgage loans	3,549	3,549	3,362	3,362
Interest rate swap position to receive	4,301	4,301	9,061	9,061
Interest rate swap position to pay	(4,374)	(4,374)	(9,175)	(9,175)