CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 89,777	$ 81,216
Interest bearing deposits with other banks		77,606	54,851
Total cash and cash equivalents		167,383	136,067
Securities:
Available for sale (at fair value)		866,613	790,766
Held for investment (fair value: $397,264 at September 30, 2016, and $202,813 at December 31, 2015)		392,138	203,525
Total Securities		1,258,751	994,291
Loans held for sale (at fair value)		20,143	23,998
Loans	[1]	2,769,338	2,156,330
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(22,684)	(19,128)
NET LOANS		2,746,654	2,137,202
Bank premises and equipment, net		59,035	54,579
Other real estate owned		12,734	7,039
Goodwill		64,649	25,211
Other intangible assets, net		15,291	8,594
Bank owned life insurance		44,044	43,579
Net deferred income taxes		58,848	60,274
Other assets		66,402	43,946
TOTAL ASSETS		4,513,934	3,534,780
LIABILITIES
Deposits		3,510,493	2,844,387
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, maturing within 30 days		167,693	172,005
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) borrowings		305,000	50,000
Subordinated debt		70,171	69,961
Other liabilities		25,058	44,974
Total liabilities		4,078,415	3,181,327
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 38,068,701 and outstanding 38,025,020 shares at September 30, 2016 and issued 34,356,892 and outstanding 34,351,409 shares at December 31, 2015		3,799	3,435
Other shareholders' equity		431,720	350,018
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		435,519	353,453
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		$ 4,513,934	$ 3,534,780

[1] Net loan balances as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 include deferred fee/costs (net) and fair value adjustments on acquired loans, aggregating to $12.4 million and $7.7 million for each period, respectively.