LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES (Details 12) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	$ 4,603	$ 5,019
Collectively evaluated for impairment	19,495	18,846
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	533	545
Total ending allowance for loan losses	24,631	24,410	22,367	23,026
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	73,969	76,392
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,064,408	2,946,613
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	9,041	9,788
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	8,018	7,702
Carrying value of loans	3,155,436	3,040,495
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	3,061	3,251
Collectively evaluated for impairment	5,529	5,264
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	39	50
Total ending allowance for loan losses	8,629	8,565	7,751	7,816
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	40,747	41,265
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,054,112	1,075,871
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	668	725
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	481	480
Carrying value of loans	1,096,008	1,118,341
Owner Occupied - Correspondent
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	579	567
Total ending allowance for loan losses	579	567
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	231,451	226,628
Carrying value of loans	231,451	226,628
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	162	101
Collectively evaluated for impairment	682	672
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	76	64
Total ending allowance for loan losses	920	837	984	1,023
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	3,988	3,388
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	92,856	91,395
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	1,513	1,554
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	119	155
Carrying value of loans	98,476	96,492
Commercial real estate
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	832	913
Collectively evaluated for impairment	6,350	6,462
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	371	365
Total ending allowance for loan losses	7,553	7,740	7,901	8,309
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	19,875	22,521
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	745,652	736,965
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	5,713	6,341
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	6,939	6,482
Carrying value of loans	778,179	772,309
Commercial real estate - purchased whole loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	35	34
Total ending allowance for loan losses	35	34	34	34
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	35,086	34,898
Carrying value of loans	35,086	34,898
Construction & land development
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	187	187
Collectively evaluated for impairment	771	739
Total ending allowance for loan losses	958	926	1,192	1,296
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	2,802	2,627
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	36,896	35,357
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	406	496
Carrying value of loans	40,104	38,480
Commercial & Industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	205	302
Collectively evaluated for impairment	905	800
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	47	65
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,157	1,167	1,080	1,089
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	3,822	4,319
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	166,977	151,776
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	1,147	1,158
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	71	86
Carrying value of loans	172,017	157,339
Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	40	25
Total ending allowance for loan losses	40	25
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	4,004	2,530
Carrying value of loans	4,004	2,530
Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,058	799
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,058	799	477	449
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	423,155	319,431
Carrying value of loans	423,155	319,431
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	121	225
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,587	2,505
Total ending allowance for loan losses	2,708	2,730	2,371	2,396
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	2,690	2,220
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	246,140	243,459
Carrying value of loans	248,830	245,679
Consumer: Republic Processing Group Loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	44	44
Total ending allowance for loan losses	44	44
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	4,109	4,095
Carrying value of loans	4,109	4,095
Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	362	285
Total ending allowance for loan losses	362	285	276	289
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	9,946	9,573
Carrying value of loans	9,946	9,573
Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	245	382
Total ending allowance for loan losses	245	382	212	199
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	777	1,180
Carrying value of loans	777	1,180
Consumer: Purchased Whole Loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	184	185
Total ending allowance for loan losses	184	185
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	4,321	4,626
Carrying value of loans	4,321	4,626
Consumer: Other consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	35	40
Collectively evaluated for impairment	124	83
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		1
Total ending allowance for loan losses	159	124	89	126
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	45	52
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	8,926	8,829
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment		10
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	2	3
Carrying value of loans	$ 8,973	$ 8,894

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The valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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