PARENT COMPANY STATEMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

	December 31,
	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
ASSETS
Deposits with Lake City Bank	$	1,285	$	508
Deposits with other depository institutions		248		248
Cash		1,533		756
Investments in banking subsidiary		320,465		298,465
Investments in other subsidiaries		1,191		928
Other assets		5,710		4,199
Total assets	$	328,899	$	304,348
LIABILITIES
Dividends payable and other liabilities	$	232	$	220
Subordinated debt		30,928		30,928
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		297,739		273,200
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	328,899	$	304,348

Schedule of Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Dividends from Lake City Bank, Lakeland Statutory Trust II	$	15,745		$	10,507		$	10,775
Other income		85			76			88
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries		21,476			21,943			15,104
Interest expense on subordinated debt		(1,123	)		(1,070	)		(1,081	)
Miscellaneous expense		(1,976	)		(1,906	)		(1,146	)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		34,207			29,550			23,740
Income tax benefit		1,187			1,112			803
NET INCOME	$	35,394		$	30,662		$	24,543
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	35,944		$	34,451		$	31,886

Schedule of Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	35,394		$	30,662		$	24,543
Adjustments to net cash from operating activities:
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries		(21,475	)		(21,943	)		(15,104	)
Other changes		265			447			(1,025	)
Net cash from operating activities		14,184			9,166			8,414
Cash flows from investing activities		(250	)		0			0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		894			468			1,662
Repurchase of common stock		(421	)		(244	)		(212	)
Repurchase of preferred stock		0			0			(56,044	)
Dividends paid		(13,630	)		(10,044	)		(11,227	)
Cash flows from financing activities		(13,157	)		(9,820	)		(65,821	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		777			(654	)		(57,407	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		756			1,410			58,817
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$	1,533		$	756		$	1,410