GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

NOTE 6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company recorded a core deposit intangible asset of $1,149,000 associated with the acquisitions of CBG and MBT during 2012 and recorded a core deposit intangible of $1,672,000 associated with the acquisitions of SCB, FBJ, DBT and TBC during 2010. The Company did not record a core deposit intangible asset during 2011 associated with the acquisitions of OGB and HTB. During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company recorded $956,000 of goodwill on the TBC transaction. The amortization period used for core deposit intangibles ranges from three to 10 years. Following is a summary of information related to acquired intangible assets:


	As of December 31, 2012				As of December 31, 2011
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
	(Dollars in Thousands)

Amortized intangible assets - core deposit premiums	$	17,824	$	14,784	$	16,675	$	13,425

The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets was approximately $1,359,000, $1,011,000 and $999,000 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands):


2013	$	1,414
2014		906
2015		720

	$	3,040

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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