Other Service Charges, Commissions And Fees, And Other Income (Components Of Other Service Charges, Commissions And Fees) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Other Service Charges, Commissions And Fees, And Other Income [Abstract]
Trust fees	$ 7,215	$ 4,138	$ 16,507	$ 12,391
Bank card fees	11,064	3,649	20,542	11,173
Income from insurance operations	4,356	3,535	12,234	10,688
Investment and annuity fees	4,642	2,906	11,042	7,848
ATM fees	4,127	2,641	10,148	6,912
Total other service charges, commissions and fees	$ 31,404	$ 16,869	$ 70,473	$ 49,012

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Income earned from credit card services including late, over limit, and annual fees. This item excludes interest income earned on credit card balances and transactions.

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Income from services rendered by trust departments or by any consolidated subsidiaries acting in a fiduciary capacity, including fees earned for (1) acting as an agent for fiduciary placement and loans and (2) custody or investment advisory services when such fees are not separately billed to the customer. This item excludes commissions and fees received for the accumulation or disbursement of funds deposited to Individual Retirement or Keogh plan accounts when such are not handled by the reporting entity's trust department.

+ References

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Fee and commission revenue earned from sources not otherwise specified in the existing taxonomy.

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Income from agency and brokerage operations (includes sales of annuities and supplemental contracts); service charges, commissions, and fees from the sale of insurance and related services; and management fees from separate accounts, deferred annuities, and universal life products. May also include an entity's proportionate share of the income or loss before extraordinary items and other adjustments from its investments in: unconsolidated subsidiaries, associated companies, and corporate joint ventures, unincorporated joint ventures, general partnerships, and limited partnerships over which the entity exercises significant influence that are principally engaged in insurance underwriting, reinsurance, or insurance sales activities.

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Fees earned for providing investment advice, research and other services for customers. Such services may include the investment management of mutual funds and separate accounts, and are generally based upon the size of the funds managed.

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