LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term obligations at December 31 include:

	2011		2010
Junior subordinated debenture at 8.05 percent maturing March 5, 2028	$	154,640	$	154,640
Junior subordinated debenture at 3-month LIBOR plus 1.75 percent maturing June 30, 2036	97,057		118,557
Subordinated notes payable at 5.125 percent maturing June 1, 2015	125,000		125,000
Obligations under capitalized leases extending to July 2026	5,688		9,903
Notes payable to Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta with rates ranging from 2.85 percent to 4.12 percent and maturities ranging from January 2013 to September 2018	225,000		250,000
Notes payable to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle with rate of 4.74 percent maturing in July 2017	10,000		50,000
Obligations under 2005 asset securitization sale	35,645		65,403
Unamortized purchase accounting adjustments	4,420		6,288
Other long-term debt	30,149		30,158
Total long-term obligations	$	687,599	$	809,949

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

Long-term obligations maturing in each of the five years subsequent to December 31, 2011 include:

2012	$	30,752
2013	63,849
2014	1,063
2015	205,947
2016	812
Thereafter	385,176
Total long-term obligations	$	687,599