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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	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	May 17, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans				$ 3,810,778		$ 3,326,610
Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					$ 195,136
Non-accretable amount					(1,941)
Accretable Discount					(3,571)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					189,624
Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					185,510
Accretable Discount					(3,182)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					182,328
PCI loan
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal				15,587		18,250
Non-accretable amount				(1,713)		(1,582)
Accretable amount	$ (4,125)	$ (2,297)	$ (3,457)	(3,600)		(4,125)
Carrying value of loans				10,274		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	(4,125)	(2,297)	(3,457)
Transfers between non-accretable and accretable	(206)	(4,055)	(3,783)
Net accretion into interest income on loans, including loan fees	1,120	2,227	4,943
Generated from acquisition of Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc. (recasted)	(389)
Balance at the end of the period	$ (3,600)	$ (4,125)	$ (2,297)
PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					9,626
Non-accretable amount					(1,941)
Accretable Discount					(389)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					7,296
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans				1,000,148		1,081,934
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					15,487
Accretable Discount					(393)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					15,094
Residential Real Estate - Owner Occupied \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					2,963
Non-accretable amount					(822)
Accretable Discount					(15)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					2,126
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans				156,605		116,294
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					11,196
Accretable Discount					(101)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					11,095
Residential Real Estate - Non Owner Occupied \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					1,721
Non-accretable amount					(320)
Accretable Discount					(167)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					1,234
Commercial Real Estate
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans				1,023,981		824,887
Commercial Real Estate \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					106,089
Accretable Discount					(1,498)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					104,591
Commercial Real Estate \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					4,315
Non-accretable amount					(617)
Accretable Discount					(197)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					3,501
Construction & land development
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans				119,650		66,500
Construction & land development \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					18,277
Accretable Discount					(502)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					17,775
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				265,721		229,721
Commercial & Industrial \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					11,462
Accretable Discount					(191)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					11,271
Commercial & Industrial \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					66
Non-accretable amount					(1)
Accretable Discount					1
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					66
Home equity lines of credit
Disclosures on loans acquired
Carrying value of loans				$ 341,285		$ 289,194
Home equity lines of credit \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					20,652
Accretable Discount					(350)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					20,302
Home equity lines of credit \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					382
Non-accretable amount					(178)
Accretable Discount					(11)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					193
Consumer and other \| Non PCI Loans \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					2,347
Accretable Discount					(147)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					2,200
Consumer and other \| PCI loan \| Cornerstone
Disclosures on loans acquired
Contractual-required principal					4
Non-accretable amount					(3)
Acquisition-Day Fair Value					$ 1