Business acquisition after tax gain loss recognized.

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Number of branches in the northwest region of Georgia.

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Other real estate owned covered in loss share agreements with federal deposit insurance corporation.

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Percentage of eligible losses.

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Percentage of eligible recoveries.

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Term period of gain recognized.

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Trust accounts transferred under acquisition.

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Value of loans covered in loss share agreements with federal deposit insurance corporation.

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The carrying amount of assets an investment adviser manages on behalf of investors.

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Income (expense) and gain (loss) recognized from the settlement of a preexisting relationship between the acquirer and the acquiree.

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Gross amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to noncurrent deferred tax liabilities.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of the excess of the fair value of acquired net assets over the cost of an acquired business after pro rata reduction of the amounts that otherwise would have been assigned to acquired assets except financial assets other than investments accounted for by the equity method, assets to be disposed of by sale, deferred tax assets, prepaid assets relating to pension and postretirement benefit plans, and other current assets. This amount is considered an extraordinary item and often referred to as negative goodwill. This element is gross of the related tax effect.

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Provision charged for the period based on estimated losses to be realized from loan transactions.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Feb. 04, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 RBC Bank (USA) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 RBC Bank (USA) [Member]	Aug. 31, 2011 RBC Bank (USA) [Member] Trust	Sep. 30, 2011 American Trust Bank [Member]	Feb. 04, 2011 American Trust Bank [Member] Branches	Jul. 23, 2010 Crescent Bank and Trust Company [Member] Branches
Mergers and Acquisitions (Textual) [Abstract]
Assets under management								$ 680,000
Trust transferred under acquisition								200
Gain on acquisition		570		9,344		570	570
Merger-related expenses		326		1,651			1,325		326
Number of branches in the northwest region of Georgia										3	11
Value of loans covered in loss-share agreements with the FDIC					73,657						361,472
Other real estate owned covered in loss-share agreements with the FDIC											50,168
Percentage of eligible losses					80.00%						80.00%
Percentage of eligible recoveries					80.00%						80.00%
Pre-tax gain										8,774
Deferred tax liability										3,356
After-tax gain										5418
Term period of gain recognized			next six years
Provision for loan losses	$ 326	$ 60	$ 1,683	$ 53