LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - PORTFOLIO CLASS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	$ 4,597	$ 4,708
Collectively evaluated for impairment	26,273	22,064
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	605	719
Total ending allowance for loan losses	31,475	27,491	$ 24,631	$ 24,410
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	55,114	59,274
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,285,639	3,254,793
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	6,191	6,849
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	5,025	5,694
Carrying value of loans	3,351,969	3,326,610
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	3,749	3,820
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,279	4,471
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	21	10
Total ending allowance for loan losses	8,049	8,301	8,629	8,565
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	36,666	39,041
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,017,977	1,042,334
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	461	65
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	88	494
Carrying value of loans	1,055,192	1,081,934
Owner Occupied - Correspondent
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	607	623
Total ending allowance for loan losses	607	623	579	567
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	242,902	249,344
Carrying value of loans	242,902	249,344
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	75	78
Collectively evaluated for impairment	951	878
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	69	96
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,095	1,052	920	837
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	2,392	2,351
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	121,172	113,158
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	661	785
Carrying value of loans	124,225	116,294
Commercial real estate
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	313	339
Collectively evaluated for impairment	6,936	6,806
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	393	491
Total ending allowance for loan losses	7,642	7,636	7,553	7,740
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	12,351	12,441
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	814,440	802,528
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	3,854	4,806
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	4,865	5,112
Carrying value of loans	835,510	824,887
Commercial real estate - purchased whole loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	36	36
Total ending allowance for loan losses	36	36	35	34
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	35,878	35,674
Carrying value of loans	35,878	35,674
Construction & land development
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	152	159
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,196	1,144
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,348	1,303	958	926
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	912	2,717
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	61,462	63,750
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	31	33
Carrying value of loans	62,405	66,500
Commercial & Industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	193	196
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,069	1,137
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	122	122
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,384	1,455	1,157	1,167
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	302	322
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	237,452	228,151
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	1,215	1,193
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	41	55
Carrying value of loans	239,010	229,721
Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	97	89
Total ending allowance for loan losses	97	89	40	25
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	9,199	8,905
Carrying value of loans	9,199	8,905
Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	985	967
Total ending allowance for loan losses	985	967	1,058	799
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	393,986	386,729
Carrying value of loans	393,986	386,729
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	94	100
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,960	2,896
Total ending allowance for loan losses	3,054	2,996	2,708	2,730
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	2,304	2,316
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	295,759	286,878
Carrying value of loans	298,063	289,194
Consumer: Republic Processing Group Loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	5,469	1,699
Total ending allowance for loan losses	5,469	1,699	44	44
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,367	7,204
Carrying value of loans	13,367	7,204
Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	466	448
Total ending allowance for loan losses	466	448	362	285
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	11,862	11,068
Carrying value of loans	11,862	11,068
Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	450	351
Total ending allowance for loan losses	450	351	245	382
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	808	685
Carrying value of loans	808	685
Consumer: Purchased Whole Loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	565	392
Total ending allowance for loan losses	565	392	184	185
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	7,653	5,892
Carrying value of loans	7,653	5,892
Consumer: Other consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	21	16
Collectively evaluated for impairment	207	127
Total ending allowance for loan losses	228	143	$ 159	$ 124
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	187	86
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	21,722	12,493
Carrying value of loans	$ 21,909	$ 12,579

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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