CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
Cash and noninterest-bearing due from banks	$ 48,741,692	$ 79,785,004
Interest-bearing due from banks	134,176,054	124,509,486
Federal funds sold and other	4,989,764	4,644,247
Cash and cash equivalents	187,907,510	208,938,737
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value	732,054,785	693,456,314
Securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $38,788,870 and $38,817,467 at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively)	38,675,527	39,795,649
Mortgage loans held-for-sale	14,038,914	12,850,339
Loans	4,590,026,505	4,144,493,486
Less allowance for loan losses	(67,358,639)	(67,969,693)
Loans, net	4,522,667,866	4,076,523,793
Premises and equipment, net	71,576,016	72,649,574
Other investments	38,062,134	33,226,195
Accrued interest receivable	16,988,407	15,406,389
Goodwill	243,529,010	243,651,006
Core deposits and other intangible assets	2,893,072	3,840,750
Other real estate owned	11,186,414	15,226,136
Other assets	138,668,142	148,210,975
Total assets	6,018,247,797	5,563,775,857
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing	1,321,053,083	1,167,414,487
Interest-bearing	1,005,450,690	884,294,802
Savings and money market accounts	2,024,957,383	1,962,714,398
Time	431,143,756	519,049,037
Total deposits	4,782,604,912	4,533,472,724
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	93,994,730	70,465,326
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	195,476,384	90,637,328
Subordinated debt and other borrowings	96,158,292	98,658,292
Accrued interest payable	631,682	792,703
Other liabilities	46,688,416	46,041,823
Total liabilities	5,215,554,416	4,840,068,196
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 71,250 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011	0	0
Common stock, par value $1.00; 90,000,000 shares authorized; 35,732,483 and 35,221,941 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013	35,732,483	35,221,941
Common stock warrants	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	561,431,449	550,212,135
Retained earnings	201,371,081	142,298,199
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes	4,158,368	(4,024,614)
Total stockholders' equity	802,693,381	723,707,661
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,018,247,797	$ 5,563,775,857