CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$ 32,600	$ 29,437	$ 93,713	$ 88,698
Investment securities	12,349	11,972	37,925	36,507
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	362	362	1,081	1,080
Short-term investments	136	174	378	436
Total interest income	45,447	41,945	133,097	126,721
Interest expense:
Deposits	2,409	2,051	6,622	6,119
Other borrowings	9	(1)	34	5
Subordinated debentures	3,091	3,048	9,161	9,886
Total interest expense	5,509	5,098	15,817	16,010
Net interest income	39,938	36,847	117,280	110,711
(Benefit) provision for loan losses	0	(5,000)	(7,500)	(5,000)
Net interest income after (benefit) provision for loan losses	39,938	41,847	124,780	115,711
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts and client service fees	8,397	8,948	25,040	25,948
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	2,230	1,393	7,160	3,812
Net gain (loss) on investment securities	868	(1)	8,069	1,278
Net gain on sale of other real estate	139	148	5,327	1,282
Net gain on sale of retail branch offices	3,331	0	3,331	0
Decrease in fair value of servicing rights	(1,902)	(501)	(2,942)	(1,634)
Loan servicing fees	1,521	1,627	4,770	5,002
Other	3,061	2,057	7,559	6,105
Total noninterest income	17,645	13,671	58,314	41,793
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	23,509	20,922	69,658	61,187
Occupancy, net of rental income	4,787	5,809	14,805	17,072
Furniture and equipment	3,219	2,674	9,769	7,677
Postage, printing and supplies	546	558	1,657	1,751
Information technology fees	5,126	5,372	15,590	16,089
Legal, examination and professional fees	1,306	1,528	3,245	4,266
Advertising and business development	496	803	1,960	2,075
FDIC insurance	846	1,254	2,712	3,759
Write-downs and expenses on other real estate	803	2,068	1,510	3,406
Restructuring charges on retail branch offices and other facilities	961	0	18,540	0
Other	4,704	5,308	13,786	14,583
Total noninterest expense	46,303	46,296	153,232	131,865
Income before provision for income taxes	11,280	9,222	29,862	25,639
Provision for income taxes	4,440	3,212	7,609	9,047
Net income	6,840	6,010	22,253	16,592
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	10	(32)	37	(86)
Net income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$ 6,830	$ 6,042	$ 22,216	$ 16,678