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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES (Details 12) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	$ 5,386		$ 5,019
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,993		18,846
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	580		545
Total ending allowance for loan losses	26,959	$ 25,248	24,410	$ 23,617	$ 22,772	$ 23,026
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	64,893		76,392
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,219,757		2,946,613
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	7,472		9,788
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	5,752		7,702
Carrying value of loans	3,297,874		3,040,495
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	4,069		3,251
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,318		5,264
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	68		50
Total ending allowance for loan losses	8,455	8,202	8,565	7,772	8,055	7,816
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	38,138		41,265
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,050,145		1,075,871
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	394		725
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	536		480
Carrying value of loans	1,089,213		1,118,341
Owner Occupied - Correspondent
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	615		567
Total ending allowance for loan losses	615	608	567	766	60
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	246,122		226,628
Carrying value of loans	246,122		226,628
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	110		101
Collectively evaluated for impairment	709		672
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	71		64
Total ending allowance for loan losses	890	904	837	771	839	1,023
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	2,882		3,388
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	104,768		91,395
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	1,076		1,554
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment			155
Carrying value of loans	108,726		96,492
Commercial real estate
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	740		913
Collectively evaluated for impairment	6,954		6,462
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	319		365
Total ending allowance for loan losses	8,013	7,840	7,740	7,887	7,696	8,309
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	15,044		22,521
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	802,059		736,965
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	4,832		6,341
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	5,119		6,482
Carrying value of loans	827,054		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	35	34	34	34	34
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	35,473		34,898
Carrying value of loans	35,473		34,898
Construction & land development
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	164		187
Collectively evaluated for impairment	967		739
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,131	1,100	926	1,086	1,090	1,296
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	2,730		2,627
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	51,808		35,357
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	35		496
Carrying value of loans	54,573		38,480
Commercial & Industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	204		302
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,118		800
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	122		65
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,444	1,191	1,167	1,108	1,152	1,089
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	3,608		4,319
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	219,629		151,776
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	1,170		1,158
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	62		86
Carrying value of loans	224,469		157,339
Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	83		25
Total ending allowance for loan losses	83	76	25	8	3
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	7,931		2,530
Carrying value of loans	7,931		2,530
Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	984		799
Total ending allowance for loan losses	984	1,222	799	681	610	449
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	393,548		319,431
Carrying value of loans	393,548		319,431
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	50		225
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,783		2,505
Total ending allowance for loan losses	2,833	2,765	2,730	2,628	2,403	2,396
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	2,391		2,220
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	275,387		243,459
Carrying value of loans	277,778		245,679
Consumer: Republic Processing Group Loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,227		44
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,227	252	44	44	46
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	5,127		4,095
Carrying value of loans	5,127		4,095
Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	415		285
Total ending allowance for loan losses	415	399	285	292	286	289
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	11,684		9,573
Carrying value of loans	11,684		9,573
Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	335		382
Total ending allowance for loan losses	335	286	382	252	280	199
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	970		1,180
Carrying value of loans	970		1,180
Consumer: Purchased Whole Loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	337		185
Total ending allowance for loan losses	337	207	185	189
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	5,341		4,626
Carrying value of loans	5,341		4,626
Consumer: Other consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	49		40
Collectively evaluated for impairment	113		83
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			1
Total ending allowance for loan losses	162	$ 161	124	$ 99	$ 218	$ 126
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	100		52
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	9,765		8,829
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			10
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment			3
Carrying value of loans	$ 9,865		$ 8,894