CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
NET INCOME	$ 7,306us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 6,305us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash from Operating Activities:
Net Amortization on Securities	565	479
Depreciation and Amortization	1,121us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	1,216us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Loans Originated for Sale	(32,640)	(22,414)
Proceeds from Sales of Loans Held-for-Sale	33,260	22,255
Provision for Loan Losses	250us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	350us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Gain on Sale of Loans, net	(749)us-gaap_GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	(476)us-gaap_GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet
Gain on Securities, net	(463)us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments	(228)us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestments
Loss on Sales of Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets	8	2
Loss on Disposition and Impairment of Premises and Equipment	0	1
Increase in Cash Surrender Value of Company Owned Life Insurance	(211)	(211)
Equity Based Compensation	234us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	158us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Change in Assets and Liabilities:
Interest Receivable and Other Assets	2,245	606
Interest Payable and Other Liabilities	(967)	1,079
Net Cash from Operating Activities	9,959	9,122
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from Maturities, Calls, Redemptions of Securities Available-for-Sale	18,811	18,315
Proceeds from Sales of Securities Available-for-Sale	9,808	254
Purchase of Securities Available-for-Sale	(11,899)	(25,776)
Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Held-to-Maturity	89	84
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	(160)	0
Loans Made to Customers, net of Payments Received	832	18,240
Proceeds from Sales of Other Real Estate	151	444
Property and Equipment Expenditures	(283)	(396)
Net Cash from Investing Activities	17,349	11,165
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Change in Deposits	20,642us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeposits	(44,369)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeposits
Change in Short-term Borrowings	(27,212)	19,240
Advances in Long-term Debt	0	1,500
Repayments of Long-term Debt	(64)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	(1,557)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Issuance of Common Stock	(7)	25
Dividends Paid	(2,246)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	(2,108)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Net Cash from Financing Activities	(8,887)	(27,269)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	18,421	(6,982)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year	42,446	60,132
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year	60,867	53,150
Cash Paid During the Year for
Interest	1,552us-gaap_InterestPaid	1,588us-gaap_InterestPaid
Income Taxes	0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid	0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Supplemental Non Cash Disclosures
Loans Transferred to Other Real Estate	127us-gaap_TransferOfOtherRealEstate	187us-gaap_TransferOfOtherRealEstate
Securities Transferred to Accounts Receivable	$ 0us-gaap_TransferOfInvestments	$ 3,323us-gaap_TransferOfInvestments

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The sum of the periodic adjustments of the differences between securities' face values and purchase prices that are charged against earnings. This is called accretion if the security was purchased at a discount and amortization if it was purchased at premium. As a noncash item, this element is an adjustment to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.