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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - PORTFOLIO CLASS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	$ 4,556		$ 4,708
Collectively evaluated for impairment	25,427		22,064
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	453		719
Total ending allowance for loan losses	30,436	$ 29,308	27,491	$ 26,959	$ 25,248	$ 24,410
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	50,664		59,274
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,758,468		3,254,793
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	4,417		6,849
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	9,482		5,694
Carrying value of loans	3,823,031		3,326,610
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	3,397		3,820
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,006		4,471
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	14		10
Total ending allowance for loan losses	7,417	7,893	8,301	8,455	8,202	8,565
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	35,109		39,041
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	990,853		1,042,334
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	454		65
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	2,055		494
Carrying value of loans	1,028,471		1,081,934
Owner Occupied - Correspondent
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	392		623
Total ending allowance for loan losses	392	592	623	615	608	567
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	159,955		249,344
Carrying value of loans	159,955		249,344
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	103		78
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,003		878
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	59		96
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,165	1,052	1,052	890	904	837
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	1,331		2,351
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	147,486		113,158
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	535		785
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	258
Carrying value of loans	149,610		116,294
Commercial Real Estate
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	358		339
Collectively evaluated for impairment	7,257		6,806
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	380		491
Total ending allowance for loan losses	7,995	7,769	7,636	8,013	7,840	7,740
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	11,035		12,441
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	978,445		802,528
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment	3,428		4,806
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	6,944		5,112
Carrying value of loans	999,852		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	36	35	35	34
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	36,085		35,674
Carrying value of loans	36,085		35,674
Construction & land development
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	122		159
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,286		1,144
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,408	1,332	1,303	1,131	1,100	926
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	891		2,717
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	93,398		63,750
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment			33
Carrying value of loans	94,289		66,500
Commercial & Industrial
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	176		196
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,204		1,137
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			122
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,380	1,441	1,455	1,444	1,191	1,167
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	254		322
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	249,810		228,151
PCI loans with post acquisition impairment			1,193
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	30		55
Carrying value of loans	250,094		229,721
Lease Financing Receivables
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	128		89
Total ending allowance for loan losses	128	115	89	83	76	25
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	12,186		8,905
Carrying value of loans	12,186		8,905
Warehouse lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,653		967
Total ending allowance for loan losses	1,653	1,465	967	984	1,222	799
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	661,186		386,729
Carrying value of loans	661,186		386,729
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	386		100
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,149		2,896
Total ending allowance for loan losses	3,535	3,016	2,996	2,833	2,765	2,730
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	1,961		2,316
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	332,961		286,878
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	194
Carrying value of loans	335,116		289,194
Consumer: Republic Processing Group Loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,345		1,699
Total ending allowance for loan losses	3,345	2,451	1,699	1,227	252	44
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	16,453		7,204
Carrying value of loans	16,453		7,204
Consumer: Credit cards
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	487		448
Total ending allowance for loan losses	487	456	448	415	399	285
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	12,581		11,068
Carrying value of loans	12,581		11,068
Consumer: Overdrafts
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	606		351
Total ending allowance for loan losses	606	824	351	335	286	382
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	795		685
Carrying value of loans	795		685
Consumer: Purchased Whole Loans
Allowance for loans losses
Collectively evaluated for impairment	489		392
Total ending allowance for loan losses	489	535	392	337	207	185
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	6,895		5,892
Carrying value of loans	6,895		5,892
Other consumer
Allowance for loans losses
Individually evaluated for impairment, excluding PCI loans	14		16
Collectively evaluated for impairment	386		127
Total ending allowance for loan losses	400	$ 331	143	$ 162	$ 161	$ 124
Impaired loans individually evaluated, excluding PCI loans	83		86
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	59,379		12,493
PCI loans without post acquisition impairment	1
Carrying value of loans	$ 59,463		$ 12,579