Premises and Equipment and Lease Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Premises and Equipment and Lease Commitments [Abstract]

Premises and equipment at December 31, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Range of Useful Lives	2012			2011
Land	Not applicable	$	19,256		$	19,206
Buildings	15 to 30 years		47,918			46,155
Leasehold improvements	15 to 20 years		19,031			18,820
Furniture and equipment	3 to 15 years		50,711			47,483
			136,916			131,664
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(61,111	)		(54,537	)
		$	75,805		$	77,127

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Due Under Operating Leases

Pinnacle Financial has entered into various operating leases, primarily for office space and branch facilities. Rent expense related to these leases for 2012, 2011 and 2010 totaled $4.1 million, $3.8 million and $4.3 million, respectively. At December 31, 2012, the approximate future minimum lease payments due under the aforementioned operating leases for their base term are as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	3,665
2014		3,629
2015		3,520
2016		3,602
2017		3,469
Thereafter		30,191
	$	48,076

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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