SECURITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

SECURITIES

Schedule of the fair value of securities available for sale and related gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
As of December 31, 2012
Available for Sale
U. S. government agency	$	1,600	$	38	$	—		$	1,638
State and municipal		310,552		27,484		(97	)		337,939
Mortgage-backed securities-residential (Government Sponsored Entity)		219,352		7,711		(8	)		227,055
Collateralized mortgage obligations (Government Sponsored Entity)		322,758		4,604		(139	)		327,223
Equity securities		4,939		—		—			4,939
Other securities		3,558		—		(11	)		3,547
Total available for sale	$	862,759	$	39,837	$	(255	)	$	902,341
As of December 31, 2011
Available for Sale
State and municipal	$	320,269	$	24,723	$	(115	)	$	344,877
Mortgage-backed securities-residential (Government Sponsored Entity)		264,619		7,074		(189	)		271,504
Collateralized mortgage obligations (Government Sponsored Entity)		246,985		3,807		(25	)		250,767
Equity securities		5,410		—		—			5,410
Other securities		3,589		—		(57	)		3,532
Total available for sale	$	840,872	$	35,604	$	(386	)	$	876,090

Schedule of contractual maturities of securities

	Available for Sale
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Within one year	$	6,722	$	6,857
One through five years		52,535		55,170
Six through ten years		95,047		102,419
After ten years		161,406		178,678
Mortgage-backed securities-residential (Government Sponsored Entity)		219,352		227,055
Collateralized mortgage obligations (Government Sponsored Entity)		322,758		327,223
Equity securities		4,939		4,939
Total available for sale securities	$	862,759	$	902,341

Schedule of securities in a continuous unrealized loss position with unrealized losses presented by length of time

2012	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer				Total
Description of securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
State and municipal	$	6,646	$	(97	)	$	—	$	—	$	6,646	$	(97	)
Mortgage-backed securities-residential (GSE's)		12,766		(8	)		—		—		12,766		(8	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations (GSE's)		32,330		(139	)		—		—		32,330		(139	)
Other securities		990		(11	)		—		—		990		(11	)
Total temporarily impaired	$	52,732	$	(255	)	$	—	$	—	$	52,732	$	(255	)

2011	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
Description of securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
State and municipal	$	1,576	$	(72	)	$	237	$	(43	)	$	1,813	$	(115	)
Mortgage-backed securities-residential (GSE's)		50,493		(189	)		—		—			50,493		(189	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations (GSE's)		25,527		(25	)		—		—			25,527		(25	)
Other securities		945		(57	)		—		—			945		(57	)
Total temporarily impaired	$	78,541	$	(343	)	$	237	$	(43	)	$	78,778	$	(386	)