Gross carrying amount of all categories of loans and leases held in the portfolio, excluding loans held for sale.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of mortgage loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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Schedule of Loans by Class (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	$ 4,871,548	$ 4,856,615
Mortgage loans held for sale	55,758	40,828
Total loans	4,927,306	4,897,443	4,364,838
Commercial real estate
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	1,670,829	1,639,422
Land acquisition & development construction real estate
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	209,033	220,443
Residential construction real estate
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	101,689	96,580
Commercial construction real estate
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	95,583	101,246
Total construction loans
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	406,305	418,269
Residential real estate
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	997,123	999,903
Agricultural real estate
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	156,734	167,659
Total real estate loans
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	3,230,991	3,225,253
Indirect consumer
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	566,225	552,863
Other consumer
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	140,529	144,141
Credit card consumer
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	61,708	65,467
Total consumer loans
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	768,462	762,471
Total loans	768,462		670,406
Commercial
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	754,149	740,073
Total loans	754,149		707,237
Agricultural
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	117,569	124,859
Other, including overdrafts
Loans and Leases Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	$ 377	$ 3,959