Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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,
	2013		2012
Land	$	75,859	$	73,616
Buildings and improvements	221,326		214,116
Software	103,473		89,183
Furniture and equipment	163,013		158,020
Construction in progress	31,027		30,408
Subtotal	594,698		565,343
Less accumulated depreciation	316,849		299,423
Total	$	277,849	$	265,920

Depreciation expense of premises and equipment was $30 million, $33 million and $32 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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