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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65884687&loc=d3e4428-111522

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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - PCI RECONCILIATION OF LOANS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	May 17, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans					$ 3,823,031		$ 3,326,610
Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						$ 195,136
Non-accretable amount						(2,287)
Accretable amount						(3,225)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						189,624
Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						187,924
Accretable amount						(2,844)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						185,080
PCI loan
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					19,612		18,250
Non-accretable amount					(1,853)		(1,582)
Accretable amount	$ (4,087)	$ (4,323)	$ (4,125)	$ (2,297)	(3,860)		(4,125)
Carrying value of loans					13,899		12,543
Rollforward of the accretable discount on purchased loans within the scope of ASC Topic 310-30
Balance at the beginning of the period	(4,087)	(4,323)	(4,125)	(2,297)
Transfers between non-accretable and accretable	179	(573)	(299)	(3,927)
Net accretion into interest income on loans, including loan fees	48	684	945	2,012
Generated from acquisition of Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc. (recasted)			(381)
Balance at the end of the period	$ (3,860)	$ (4,212)	$ (3,860)	$ (4,212)
PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						7,212
Non-accretable amount						(2,287)
Accretable amount						(381)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						4,544
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans					1,028,471		1,081,934
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						17,901
Accretable amount						143
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						18,044
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						549
Non-accretable amount						(198)
Accretable amount						(7)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						344
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans					149,610		116,294
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						11,196
Accretable amount						(108)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						11,088
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						1,721
Non-accretable amount						(285)
Accretable amount						(167)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						1,269
Commercial Real Estate
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans					999,852		824,887
Commercial Real Estate \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						106,089
Accretable amount						(1,541)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						104,548
Commercial Real Estate \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						4,315
Non-accretable amount						(1,626)
Accretable amount						(197)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						2,492
Construction & land development
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans					94,289		66,500
Construction & land development \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						18,277
Accretable amount						(505)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						17,772
Construction & land development \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						175
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						175
Commercial & Industrial
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans					250,094		229,721
Commercial & Industrial \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						11,462
Accretable amount						(226)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						11,236
Commercial & Industrial \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						66
Non-accretable amount						(98)
Accretable amount						1
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						(31)
Home equity lines of credit
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans					$ 335,116		$ 289,194
Home equity lines of credit \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						20,652
Accretable amount						(373)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						20,279
Home equity lines of credit \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						382
Non-accretable amount						(78)
Accretable amount						(11)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						293
Consumer and other \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						2,347
Accretable amount						(234)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						2,113
Consumer and other \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal						4
Non-accretable amount						(2)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value						$ 2