GOODWILL AND IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

GOODWILL AND IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization of Identifiable Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each type of identifiable intangible asset are as follows:

	September 30, 2015							December 31, 2014
(000's omitted)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing intangible assets:
Core deposit intangibles	$	40,326	$	(32,432	)	$	7,894	$	40,326	$	(30,303	)	$	10,023
Other intangibles		10,213		(8,756	)		1,457		10,019		(8,243	)		1,776
Total amortizing intangibles	$	50,539	$	(41,188	)	$	9,351	$	50,345	$	(38,546	)	$	11,799

Estimated Aggregate Amortization Expense

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years ended December 31 is as follows:

(000's omitted)
Oct - Dec 2015	$	788
2016		2,652
2017		1,943
2018		1,453
2019		1,026
Thereafter		1,489
Total	$	9,351

Components of Goodwill

Shown below are the components of the Company’s goodwill at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015:

(000’s omitted)	December 31, 2014			Activity		September 30, 2015
Goodwill	$	379,998		$	0	$	379,998
Accumulated impairment		(4,824	)		0		(4,824	)
Goodwill, net	$	375,174		$	0	$	375,174