PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment at December 31 were as follows:



(Dollars in thousands)	2012		2011
Land and land improvements	$	41,550	$	41,160
Buildings	107,939		104,835
Furniture and fixtures	63,248		57,857
Leasehold improvements	23,941		11,526
Construction in progress	4,653		13,502
	241,331		228,880

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	94,615		90,784
Total	$	146,716	$	138,096

Rental expense recorded under operating leases in 2012, 2011 and 2010, was $7.5 million, $9.5 million and $9.2 million, respectively.

First Financial's future minimum lease payments for operating leases are as follows:



(Dollars in thousands)
2013	$	7,491
2014	7,126
2015	8,694
2016	5,100
2017	3,680
Thereafter	15,605
Total	$	47,696

- Definition

The entire disclosure for 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. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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