Non Purchased Loans - Impaired Loans (Details) - Non purchased loans and leases - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 44,068	$ 30,371
Recorded Investment With Allowance	30,871	23,045
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	9,671	3,403
Total Recorded Investment	40,542	26,448
Related Allowance	1,730	977
Commercial, financial, agricultural
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	5,993	2,280
Recorded Investment With Allowance	5,609	1,834
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	5,609	1,834
Related Allowance	1,100	163
Lease financing
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	0	0
Recorded Investment With Allowance	0	0
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Real estate – construction
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	12,128	9,467
Recorded Investment With Allowance	3,573	7,302
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	8,551	2,165
Total Recorded Investment	12,124	9,467
Related Allowance	22	63
Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	12,406	9,767
Recorded Investment With Allowance	12,067	9,077
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	12,067	9,077
Related Allowance	163	61
Real estate – commercial mortgage
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	13,410	8,625
Recorded Investment With Allowance	9,497	4,609
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	1,120	1,238
Total Recorded Investment	10,617	5,847
Related Allowance	444	689
Installment loans to individuals
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	131	232
Recorded Investment With Allowance	125	223
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0	0
Total Recorded Investment	125	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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