Consolidated Statement of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Interest and dividend income:
Loans	$ 211,997	$ 229,281	$ 232,017
Taxable investment securities	5,593	6,123	6,566
Non-taxable investment securities	3,768	5,134	6,041
Mortgage-backed securities	7,297	8,086	13,487
Federal funds sold and other	1,077	1,313	1,203
Total interest and dividend income	229,732	249,937	259,314
Interest expense:
Deposits	24,479	36,770	58,872
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings	16,915	20,125	25,324
Junior subordinated debentures	7,434	10,028	12,324
Repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowings	1,960	2,289	3,309
Total interest expense	50,788	69,212	99,829
Net interest income	178,944	180,725	159,485
Provision for loan losses	13,160	87,178	44,959
Net interest income/(loss) after provision for loan losses	165,784	93,547	114,526
Fees and other income:
Investment management and trust fees	63,356	60,198	54,697
Wealth advisory fees	41,082	37,874	34,834
Other banking fee income	5,038	5,401	4,954
Gain on repurchase of debt	4,230	0	18,739
Gain on sale of investments, net	798	3,653	5,803
Gain on sale of loans, net	2,489	5,249	5,467
Gain/(loss) on OREO, net	5,372	(2,839)	(1,165)
Other	2,605	2,236	3,120
Total fees and other income	124,970	111,772	126,449
Operating expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	147,311	143,248	127,707
Occupancy and equipment	30,078	27,773	26,818
Professional services	16,932	19,495	19,841
Marketing and business development	6,922	7,312	6,462
Contract services and data processing	5,293	5,398	5,271
Amortization of intangibles	5,014	5,264	8,289
Impairment of goodwill and intangibles	0	0	1,699
FDIC insurance	6,139	8,603	9,746
Restructuring expense	8,055	0	0
Other	14,389	19,762	17,125
Total operating expense	240,133	236,855	222,958
Income/(loss) before income taxes	50,621	(31,536)	18,017
Income tax expense/(benefit)	14,367	(19,451)	1,632
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations	36,254	(12,085)	16,385
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations	6,099	3,729	(7,505)
Net income/ (loss) before attrubution to noncontrolling interests	42,353	(8,356)	8,880
Less: Net income/ (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	3,216	2,614	3,649
Net income/(loss) attributable to the Company	39,137	(10,970)	5,231
Adjustments to net income/(loss) attributable to the Company to arrive at net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders	(805)	(9,766)	(40,231)
Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders for basic earnings/(loss) per share calculation	$ 38,332	$ (20,736)	$ (35,000)
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to common shareholders:
From continuing operations:	$ 0.43	$ (0.34)	$ (0.41)
From discontinued operations:	$ 0.08	$ 0.05	$ (0.11)
Total attributable to common shareholders:	$ 0.51	$ (0.29)	$ (0.52)
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding	75,169,611	71,321,162	66,696,977
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to common shareholders:
From continuing operations:	$ 0.39	$ (0.34)	$ (0.41)
From discontinued operations:	$ 0.07	$ 0.05	$ (0.11)
Total attributable to common shareholders:	$ 0.46	$ (0.29)	$ (0.52)
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	83,451,422	71,321,162	66,696,977