CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 167,511	$ 120,748
Interest bearing deposits with other banks	279,671	81,192
Total cash and cash equivalents	447,182	201,940
Time deposits with other banks	5,857	3,236
Debt securities:
Securities available-for-sale (at fair value)	1,836,020	1,871,742
Securities held-to-maturity (fair value $558.4 million in 2023 and $617.7 million in 2022)	680,313	747,408
Total debt securities	2,516,333	2,619,150
Loans held for sale (at fair value)	4,391	3,151
Loans	10,062,940	8,144,724
Less: Allowance for credit losses	(148,931)	(113,895)
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses	9,914,009	8,030,829
Bank premises and equipment, net	113,304	116,892
Other real estate owned	7,560	2,301
Goodwill	732,417	480,319
Other intangible assets, net	95,645	75,451
Bank owned life insurance	298,974	237,824
Net deferred tax assets	113,232	94,457
Other assets	331,345	280,212
Total Assets	14,580,249	12,145,762
Deposits
Noninterest demand	3,544,981	4,070,973
Interest-bearing demand	2,790,210	2,337,590
Savings	651,454	1,064,392
Money market	3,314,288	1,985,974
Other time deposits	803,393	369,389
Brokered time certificates	122,347	3,798
Time certificates of more than $250,000	550,262	149,479
Total Deposits	11,776,935	9,981,595
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, maturing within 30 days	374,573	172,029
FHLB borrowings	50,000	150,000
Long-term debt, net	106,302	84,533
Other liabilities	164,353	149,830
Total Liabilities	12,472,163	10,537,987
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share authorized 120,000,000 shares, issued 85,480,183 and outstanding 84,861,498 shares in 2023 and authorized 120,000,000 shares, issued 72,099,136 and outstanding 71,617,852 shares in 2022	8,486	7,162
Additional paid-in capital	1,808,883	1,377,802
Retained earnings	467,305	423,863
Less: Treasury stock (618,685 shares in 2023 and 481,284 shares in 2022), at cost	(16,710)	(13,019)
Total shareholders' equity, before accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net	2,267,964	1,795,808
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(159,878)	(188,033)
Total Shareholders' Equity	2,108,086	1,607,775
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity	$ 14,580,249	$ 12,145,762