BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Bank premises and equipment at December 31, were as follows:



	2012			2011			Estimated Useful Life
	(Dollars in thousands)						(In years)
Cost:
Land	$	14,514		$	11,523		n/a
Bank premises	24,160			21,438			5-39
Leasehold improvements	19,681			18,744			1-15
Furniture and equipment	43,763			38,857			1-10
Total cost	102,118			90,562
Accumulated depreciation	(46,891		)	(42,310		)
Net bank premises and equipment	$	55,227		$	48,252

Depreciation expense related to bank premises and equipment was $5.5 million in 2012, $4.9 million in 2011, and $5.2 million in 2010, which is included in occupancy and equipment expense and other noninterest expense.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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