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Fair value at acquisition of acquired loans accounted for as held-to-maturity debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Mergers and Acquisitions - Acquired loan and lease asset portfolio at acquisition date (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 01, 2019	Feb. 01, 2018	Nov. 01, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017
FMBT
Accounted for pursuant to ASC 310-30
Contractually required principal and interest	$ 13,145
Non-accretable difference	2,517
Cash flows expected to be collected	10,628
Accretable yield	1,300
Fair value	9,328
Excluded from ASC 310-30
Fair value	183,166
Gross contractual amounts receivable	218,855
Estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected	$ 8,826
Navitas
Accounted for pursuant to ASC 310-30
Contractually required principal and interest		$ 24,711
Non-accretable difference		5,505
Cash flows expected to be collected		19,206
Accretable yield		1,977
Fair value		17,229
Excluded from ASC 310-30
Fair value		341,123
Gross contractual amounts receivable		389,432
Estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected		$ 8,624
FOFN
Accounted for pursuant to ASC 310-30
Contractually required principal and interest			$ 49,377
Non-accretable difference			8,244
Cash flows expected to be collected			41,133
Accretable yield			3,313
Fair value			37,820
Excluded from ASC 310-30
Fair value			448,462
Gross contractual amounts receivable			509,629
Estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected			$ 6,081
HCSB
Accounted for pursuant to ASC 310-30
Contractually required principal and interest				$ 46,069
Non-accretable difference				12,413
Cash flows expected to be collected				33,656
Accretable yield				3,410
Fair value				30,246
Excluded from ASC 310-30
Fair value				185,701
Gross contractual amounts receivable				212,780
Estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected				$ 3,985