CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$ 104,190	$ 100,349
Short-term investments	57,868	105,053
Total cash and cash equivalents	162,058	205,402
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,329,957	1,445,689
Held to maturity (fair value of $595,815 and $614,272, respectively)	595,177	618,148
Total investment securities	1,925,134	2,063,837
Loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	747,144	695,267
Real estate construction and development	148,548	89,851
Real estate mortgage	2,483,116	2,315,186
Consumer and installment	19,523	18,950
Net deferred loan fees	(1,817)	(1,422)
Total loans held for portfolio	3,396,514	3,117,832
Loans held for sale	39,041	31,411
Total loans	3,435,555	3,149,243
Allowance for loan losses	(59,769)	(66,874)
Net loans	3,375,786	3,082,369
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	30,707	30,458
Bank premises and equipment, net	95,783	123,016
Net deferred income taxes	267,241	271,847
Other real estate	11,768	55,666
Other assets	63,820	62,196
Total assets	5,932,297	5,894,791
LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits	1,412,570	1,303,519
Interest-bearing deposits	3,485,470	3,545,985
Total deposits	4,898,040	4,849,504
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	31,672	64,875
Subordinated debentures	354,343	354,286
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	115,603	113,682
Total liabilities	5,399,658	5,382,347
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $250.00 par value, 25,000 shares authorized, 23,661 shares issued and outstanding	5,915	5,915
Additional paid-in capital	324,913	324,913
Retained earnings	86,590	64,374
Accumulated other comprehensive income	8,053	10,111
Total First Banks, Inc. stockholders’ equity	438,844	418,686
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	93,795	93,758
Total stockholders’ equity	532,639	512,444
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,932,297	5,894,791
Class A Convertible Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock	12,822	12,822
Class B Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock	241	241
Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock	295	295
Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock	$ 15	$ 15