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Amount of deposits assumed at the acquisition date

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Loans Receivable

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Amount of investments in debt and equity securities, including, but not limited to, held-to-maturity, trading and available-for-sale acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of other assets acquired at the acquisition date.

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Liabilities

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In a business combination in which the amount of net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the aggregate consideration transferred or to be transferred (as defined), this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination.

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Amount of assets acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Consideration Transferred, Identifiable Net Assets Acquired and Goodwill Recognized (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Liabilities assumed
Bargain purchase gain	$ (680)	$ 0	$ 0
Goodwill recognized	0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	23,606us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
FNBR Holding Corporation
Fair value of consideration transferred
Fair value of Company shares issued, net of equity issuance costs	15,127
Cash consideration for outstanding shares	16,690
Contingent consideration	0
Total fair value of consideration transferred	31,817
Identifiable assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	14,578
Investment securities	157,018
Loans receivable	137,488
Core deposit intangible	4,199
Accrued income and other assets	35,884
Total identifiable assets acquired	349,167
Liabilities assumed
Deposits	309,641
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	7,029
Total liabilities assumed	316,670
Total identifiable net assets	32,497
Bargain purchase gain	(680)
North Cascades Bancshares
Fair value of consideration transferred
Fair value of Company shares issued, net of equity issuance costs		16,743
Cash consideration for outstanding shares		13,833
Contingent consideration		0
Total fair value of consideration transferred		30,576
Identifiable assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents		27,865
Investment securities		48,058
Loans receivable		215,986
Core deposit intangible		3,660
Accrued income and other assets		24,262
Total identifiable assets acquired		319,831
Liabilities assumed
Deposits		294,980
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		4,472
Total liabilities assumed		299,452
Total identifiable net assets		20,379
Goodwill recognized		10,197
Wheatland Bankshares
Fair value of consideration transferred
Fair value of Company shares issued, net of equity issuance costs		28,290
Cash consideration for outstanding shares		11,025
Contingent consideration		0
Total fair value of consideration transferred		39,315
Identifiable assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents		23,148
Investment securities		75,643
Loans receivable		171,199
Core deposit intangible		2,079
Accrued income and other assets		15,063
Total identifiable assets acquired		287,132
Liabilities assumed
Deposits		255,197
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		5,467
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		562
Total liabilities assumed		261,226
Total identifiable net assets		25,906
Goodwill recognized		$ 13,409