CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 133,923	$ 82,520
Interest bearing deposits with other banks		10,914	27,124
Total cash and cash equivalents		144,837	109,644
Securities:
Available for sale (at fair value)		909,275	950,503
Held to maturity (fair value: $378,232 at March 31,2017, and $369,881 at December 31, 2016)		379,657	372,498
Total Securities		1,288,932	1,323,001
Loans held for sale (at fair value)		16,326	15,332
Loans	[1]	2,973,759	2,879,536
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(24,562)	(23,400)
NET LOANS		2,949,197	2,856,136
Bank premises and equipment, net		58,611	58,684
Other real estate owned		7,885	9,949
Goodwill		64,649	64,649
Other intangible assets, net		13,853	14,572
Bank owned life insurance		85,237	84,580
Net deferred income taxes		55,834	60,818
Other assets		84,414	83,567
TOTAL ASSETS		4,769,775	4,680,932
LIABILITIES
Deposits		3,678,645	3,523,245
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, maturing within 30 days		183,107	204,202
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) borrowings		302,000	415,000
Subordinated debt		70,311	70,241
Other liabilities		33,218	32,847
TOTAL LIABILITIES		4,267,281	4,245,535
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 40,781,857 and outstanding 40,715,938 shares at March 31,2017 and issued 38,090,568 and outstanding 38,021,835 shares at December 31, 2016		4,075	3,802
Other shareholders' equity		498,419	431,595
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		502,494	435,397
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		$ 4,769,775	$ 4,680,932

[1] Net loan balances as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include deferred costs of $9.7 million and $10.6 million for each period, respectively.