Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Fair Values of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments By Balance Sheet Grouping

The following table sets forth information with regard to estimated fair values of financial instruments at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. This table excludes financial instruments for which the carrying amount approximates fair value. Financial instruments for which the fair value approximates carrying value include cash and cash equivalents, securities available for sale, trading securities, accrued interest receivable, non-maturity deposits, short-term borrowings, accrued interest payable, and interest rate swaps.

			December 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy		Carrying amount		Estimated fair value		Carrying amount		Estimated fair value
Financial assets
Securities held to maturity		2	$	60,563	$	61,535	$	70,811	$	72,198
Net loans		3		4,208,282		4,313,244		3,728,869		3,821,640
Financial liabilities
Time deposits		2	$	983,261	$	994,376	$	933,127	$	942,437
Long-term debt		2		367,492		407,404		370,344		427,107
Trust preferred debentures		2		75,422		74,147		75,422		75,422

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

The following table sets forth the Company's financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis that were accounted for at fair value as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement (in thousands):

	Quoted Prices in		Significant		Significant
	Active Markets for		Other		Unobservable		Balance
	Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Inputs		as of
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		December 31, 2012
Assets:
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury	$	64,425	$	-	$	-	$	64,425
Federal Agency		-		282,814		-		282,814
State & municipal		-		86,802		-		86,802
Mortgage-backed		-		250,281		-		250,281
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		449,723		-		449,723
Other securities		11,866		2,088		-		13,954
Total Securities Available for Sale	$	76,291	$	1,071,708	$	-	$	1,147,999
Trading Securities		3,918		-		-		3,918
Interest Rate Swaps		-		1,490		-		1,490
Total	$	80,208	$	1,073,198	$	-	$	1,153,407
Liabilities:
Interest Rate Swaps	$	-	$	1,490	$	-	$	1,490
Total	$	-	$	1,490	$	-	$	1,490

	Quoted Prices in		Significant		Significant
	Active Markets for		Other		Unobservable		Balance
	Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Inputs		as of
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		December 31, 2011
Assets:
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury	$	82,233	$	-	$	-	$	82,233
Federal Agency		-		255,846		-		255,846
State & municipal		-		104,789		-		104,789
Mortgage-backed		-		325,397		-		325,397
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		465,475		-		465,475
Other securities		8,825		2,054		-		10,879
Total Securities Available for Sale	$	91,058	$	1,153,561	$	-	$	1,244,619
Trading Securities		3,062		-		-		3,062
Total	$	94,120	$	1,153,561	$	-	$	1,247,681