SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES	12 Months Ended
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES	Dec. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES	NOTE 12 – SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES Lakeland Statutory Trust II, a trust formed by the Company, issued $30.0 million of floating rate trust preferred securities on October 1, 2003 as part of a privately placed offering of such securities. The Company issued $30.9 million of subordinated debentures to the Trust in exchange for the proceeds of the Trust. The Company is not considered the primary beneficiary of this Trust (variable interest entity), therefore the trust is not consolidated in the Company’s financial statements, but rather the subordinated debentures are shown as a liability. The Company’s investment in the common stock of the trust was $928,000 and is included in other assets. Subject to the Company having received prior approval of the Federal Reserve, if required, the Company may redeem the subordinated debentures, in whole or in part, but in all cases in a principal amount with integral multiples of $1,000, on any interest payment date on or after October 1, 2008 at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The subordinated debentures must be redeemed no later than 2033. These securities are considered as Tier I capital (with certain limitations applicable) under current regulatory guidelines. The floating rate of the trust preferred securities and subordinated debentures are equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 3.05%, which was 3.631%, 3.353% and 3.301% December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Disclosure of capital stock of an entity that has priority and preferential rights over common stock in the distribution of dividends and in the event of liquidation of the entity, in addition to other types of preferences. This schedule describes redeemable preferred stock and applies to preferred stock and convertible preferred stock. Does not include preferred stock that are mandatorily redeemable for assets of the entity or represent an unconditional obligation that will be settled in a variable number of shares constituting a monetary value predominantly indexed to (a) a fixed monetary amount known at inception, (b) an amount inversely correlated with the residual value of the entity, or (c) an amount determined by reference to something other than the fair value of the issuer's stock. Includes stock that has the following features: (1) redeemable at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date or dates; (2) redeemable at the option of the holder; or (3) has conditions for redemption which are not solely within the control of the issuer. This disclosure may include a description by series, value, shares authorized, issued and outstanding, carrying and redemption amounts, redemption price per share, dollar amount of shares subscribed but unissued, and subscriptions receivable.

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