Consolidated Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans	$ 31,633	$ 26,465	$ 93,480	$ 79,808
Interest on taxable securities	2,672	2,295	7,904	7,259
Interest on nontaxable securities	330	295	964	898
Interest on deposits in other banks and federal funds sold	153	118	500	295
Total interest income	34,788	29,173	102,848	88,260
Interest expense
Interest on deposits	6,431	6,903	20,631	21,318
Interest on other borrowings	555	270	1,461	671
Total interest expense	6,986	7,173	22,092	21,989
Net interest income	27,802	22,000	80,756	66,271
Provision for loan losses	7,552	9,739	23,710	39,117
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	20,250	12,261	57,046	27,154
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	4,666	3,761	13,598	10,822
Mortgage banking activity	707	712	1,533	1,939
Other service charges, commissions and fees	392	180	907	626
Gain on acquisitions	26,867		26,867	8,208
Gain on sale of securities			238	200
Other noninterest income	1,090	357	2,746	1,179
Total noninterest income	33,722	5,010	45,889	22,974
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	10,029	7,554	29,293	23,441
Equipment and occupancy expenses	3,203	2,171	8,685	6,256
Amortization of intangible assets	277	254	782	726
Data processing and telecommunications expenses	2,817	1,729	7,665	5,568
Advertising and marketing expenses	189	167	501	469
Other non-interest expenses	12,748	7,053	26,088	22,813
Total noninterest expense	29,263	18,928	73,014	59,273
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	24,709	(1,657)	29,921	(9,145)
Income tax expense (benefit)	8,249	(760)	9,969	(3,293)
Net income (loss)	16,460	(897)	19,952	(5,852)
Preferred stock dividends	817	807	2,422	2,402
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	15,643	(1,704)	17,530	(8,254)
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized holding gain arising during period on investment securities available for sale, net of tax	2,803	736	4,791	1,680
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges arising during period , net of tax	(1,526)	(130)	(2,154)	(343)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in operations, net of tax		(69)	(154)	(206)
Other comprehensive income	1,277	537	2,483	1,131
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 16,920	$ (1,167)	$ 20,013	$ (7,123)
Basic earnings/(loss) per share	$ 0.67	$ (0.07)	$ 0.75	$ (0.42)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share	$ 0.66	$ (0.07)	$ 0.74	$ (0.42)
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
Basic	23,438	23,571	23,439	19,569
Diluted	23,559	23,571	23,530	19,569