Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Premises and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

(5) Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment at December 31 are summarized as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2012		2011
Land	$	73,616	$	73,638
Buildings and improvements	244,524		232,440
Software	89,183		82,801
Furniture and equipment	158,020		141,743
Subtotal	565,343		530,622
Less accumulated depreciation	299,423		267,887
Total	$	265,920	$	262,735

Depreciation expense of premises and equipment was $33 million, $32 million and $33 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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