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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Mergers and Acquisitions - (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 26, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 03, 2017 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) location shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Aug. 21, 2015 location
Mergers and Acquisitions
Total assets			$ 11,150,070	$ 8,900,592	$ 8,670,757
Deposits			9,033,438	7,334,423	7,161,948
Loans			$ 7,868,840	$ 6,643,326	$ 6,129,228
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding \| shares			24,230,734	24,230,392	24,177,833
Share Price \| $ / shares	$ 91.90
Bank of America \| Georgia Branch
Mergers and Acquisitions
Number of branches operated by acquired entity \| location						1
Bank of America \| South Carolina Branch
Mergers and Acquisitions
Number of branches operated by acquired entity \| location						12
SBFC
Mergers and Acquisitions
Common stock shares issued \| shares		4,978,338
Total purchase price		$ 435,115
Fixed stock exchange ratio		0.7307
Aggregate consideration		$ 434,625
Value of stock options		$ 490
PSC
Mergers and Acquisitions
Total purchase price	$ 690,800
Total assets			$ 3,300,000
Deposits			2,500,000
Loans			$ 2,500,000
Number of full service branches \| location			50
Fixed stock exchange ratio	0.14
Aggregate consideration	$ 690,800
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding \| shares	53,112,726		53,112,726