Premises And Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Premises And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Note 7)

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, premises and equipment, net consisted of:


	2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Land	$	57,630		$	56,837
Buildings		189,782			184,404
Leasehold improvements		64,191			62,050
Furniture and equipment		176,801			169,963

		488,404			473,254
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(222,929	)		(207,684	)

Total premises and equipment, net	$	265,475		$	265,570

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment included in non-interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 amounted to approximately $16.4 million, $15.8 million, and $15.3 million, respectively.

- 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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