Non Purchased Loans - Impaired Loans (Details) - Non purchased loans and leases - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 32,136	$ 30,371
Recorded Investment With Allowance	25,354	23,045
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	3,363	3,403
Total Recorded Investment	28,717	26,448
Related Allowance	1,877	977
Commercial, financial, agricultural
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	4,886	2,280
Recorded Investment With Allowance	4,581	1,834
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	4,581	1,834
Related Allowance	983	163
Lease financing
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	90	0
Recorded Investment With Allowance	90	0
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	90	0
Related Allowance	1	0
Real estate – construction
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	8,485	9,467
Recorded Investment With Allowance	6,320	7,302
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	2,165	2,165
Total Recorded Investment	8,485	9,467
Related Allowance	56	63
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	8,739	9,767
Recorded Investment With Allowance	8,415	9,077
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	8,415	9,077
Related Allowance	113	61
Real estate – commercial mortgage
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	9,800	8,625
Recorded Investment With Allowance	5,819	4,609
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	1,198	1,238
Total Recorded Investment	7,017	5,847
Related Allowance	723	689
Installment loans to individuals
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	136	232
Recorded Investment With Allowance	129	223
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	129	223
Related Allowance	$ 1	$ 1

Amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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