SECURITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

SECURITIES [Abstract]

Amortized Cost And Estimated Fair Values Of Available-For-Sale Securities

		December 31, 2012
			Gross	Gross	Estimated
		Amortized	Unrealized	Unrealized	Fair
		Cost	Gains	Losses	Value
	(In thousands)
U.S. Government agencies		$   1,380,979	$       21,081	$              64	$   1,401,996
Government agency issued residential
mortgage-backed securities		358,677	8,457	259	366,875
Government agency issued commercial
mortgage-backed securities		87,314	4,266	135	91,445
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		531,940	34,049	116	565,873
Other		7,052	791	-	7,843
Total		$   2,365,962	$       68,644	$            574	$   2,434,032

Amortized Cost And Estimated Fair Value Of Available-For-Sale Securities By Contractual Maturity

	September 30, 2013
		Estimated	Weighted
	Amortized	Fair	Average
	Cost	Value	Yield
	(Dollars in thousands)
Maturing in one year or less	$      518,661	$      521,825	1.62	%
Maturing after one year through five years	1,132,003	1,138,516	1.33
Maturing after five years through ten years	161,230	165,642	5.74
Maturing after ten years	224,379	230,394	5.92
Mortgage-backed securities	503,652	497,779	2.04
Total	$   2,539,925	$   2,554,156

Temporarily Impaired Available-For-Sale Securities With Continuous Unrealized Loss Positions

	September 30, 2013
	Continuous Unrealized Loss Position
	Less Than 12 Months		12 Months or Longer		Total
	Fair	Unrealized	Fair	Unrealized	Fair	Unrealized
	Value	Losses	Value	Losses	Value	Losses
	(In thousands)
U.S. Government agencies	$    396,667	$        5,016	$                -	$                -	$    396,667	$        5,016
Government agency issued residential
mortgage-backed securities	74,939	1,319	4,749	150	79,688	1,469
Government agency issued commercial
mortgage-backed securities	190,975	10,900	10,606	203	201,581	11,103
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions	102,323	2,597	773	47	103,096	2,644
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	$    764,904	$      19,832	$      16,128	$           400	$    781,032	$      20,232

	December 31, 2012
	Continuous Unrealized Loss Position
	Less Than 12 Months		12 Months or Longer		Total
	Fair	Unrealized	Fair	Unrealized	Fair	Unrealized
	Value	Losses	Value	Losses	Value	Losses
	(In thousands)
U.S. Government agencies	$      47,395	$             64	$                -	$                -	$      47,395	$             64
Government agency issued residential
mortgage-backed securities	55,939	145	2,839	114	58,778	259
Government agency issued commercial
mortgage-backed securities	26,239	135	-	-	26,239	135
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions	9,247	73	313	43	9,560	116
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	$    138,820	$           417	$        3,152	$           157	$    141,972	$           574