CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 113,178	$ 81,216
Interest bearing deposits with other banks		35,450	54,851
Total cash and cash equivalents		148,628	136,067
Securities:
Available for sale (at fair value)		905,182	790,766
Held for investment (fair value: $198,820 at March 31, 2016, and $202,813 at December 31, 2015)		198,231	203,525
Total Securities		1,103,413	994,291
Loans held for sale (at fair value)		19,867	23,998
Loans	[1]	2,455,214	2,156,330
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(19,724)	(19,128)
NET LOANS		2,435,490	2,137,202
Bank premises and equipment, net		61,416	54,579
Other real estate owned		8,091	7,039
Goodwill		55,196	25,211
Other intangible assets, net		11,524	8,594
Bank owned life insurance		43,417	43,579
Net deferred income taxes		67,049	60,274
Other assets		47,232	43,946
TOTAL ASSETS		4,001,323	3,534,780
LIABILITIES
Deposits		3,222,447	2,844,387
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, maturing within 30 days		198,330	172,005
Borrowed funds		50,000	50,000
Subordinated debt		70,031	69,961
Other liabilities		46,727	44,974
Total liabilities		3,587,535	3,181,327
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 37,928,754 and outstanding 37,922,250 shares at March 31, 2016 and issued 34,356,892 and outstanding 34,351,409 shares at December 31, 2015		3,792	3,435
Other shareholders' equity		409,996	350,018
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		413,788	353,453
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		$ 4,001,323	$ 3,534,780

[1] Net loan balances as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are net of deferred costs and purchase fair value marks of $16.0 million and $7.7 million for each period, respectively.