OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT	NOTE 9: OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT Other long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets previously consisted of junior subordinated debentures owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts. Capital securities were issued in the third quarter of 2003 by a statutory business trust, First Financial (OH) Statutory Trust II (Trust II). These debentures were eligible for early redemption by First Financial in September of 2008 and were redeemed on June 30, 2011. The debentures qualified as Tier I capital under Federal Reserve Board guidelines, but had been limited to 25% of qualifying Tier I capital. After the early redemption, the Company has the capacity to issue approximately $171.5 million in additional qualifying debentures under these guidelines.

OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

NOTE 9: OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT

Other long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets previously consisted of junior subordinated debentures owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts. Capital securities were issued in the third quarter of 2003 by a statutory business trust, First Financial (OH) Statutory Trust II (Trust II). These debentures were eligible for early redemption by First Financial in September of 2008 and were redeemed on June 30, 2011.

The debentures qualified as Tier I capital under Federal Reserve Board guidelines, but had been limited to 25% of qualifying Tier I capital. After the early redemption, the Company has the capacity to issue approximately $171.5 million in additional qualifying debentures under these guidelines.

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The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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