SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Information about reportable segments and reconciliation of the information to the consolidated financial statements follows:

(000's omitted)	Banking		Employee Benefit Services		All Other		Eliminations			Consolidated Total
2016
Net interest income	$	273,542	$	162	$	192	$	0		$	273,896
Provision for loan losses		8,076		0		0		0			8,076
Noninterest income		66,059		48,261		43,747		(2,442	)		155,625
Amortization of intangible assets		2,682		420		2,377		0			5,479
Other operating expenses		191,268		37,337		35,206		(2,442	)		261,369
Income before income taxes	$	137,575	$	10,666	$	6,356	$	0		$	154,597
Assets	$	8,598,057	$	38,742	$	71,428	$	(41,790	)	$	8,666,437
Goodwill	$	440,870	$	8,019	$	16,253	$	0		$	465,142
2015
Net interest income	$	248,167	$	132	$	121	$	0		$	248,420
Provision for loan losses		6,447		0		0		0			6,447
Noninterest income		57,704		46,784		20,967		(2,156	)		123,299
Amortization of intangible assets		2,803		515		345		0			3,663
Other operating expenses		181,865		35,218		14,465		(2,156	)		229,392
Income before income taxes	$	114,756	$	11,183	$	6,278	$	0		$	132,217
Assets	$	8,513,228	$	35,011	$	70,067	$	(65,637	)	$	8,552,669
Goodwill	$	439,052	$	8,019	$	16,181	$	0		$	463,252
2014
Net interest income	$	244,243	$	92	$	93	$	0		$	244,428
Provision for loan losses		7,178		0		0		0			7,178
Noninterest income		58,565		43,701		18,634		(1,880	)		119,020
Amortization of intangible assets		3,438		647		202		0			4,287
Other operating expenses		178,472		32,846		12,855		(1,880	)		222,293
Income before income taxes	$	113,720	$	10,300	$	5,670	$	0		$	129,690
Assets	$	7,463,379	$	31,513	$	15,635	$	(21,087	)	$	7,489,440
Goodwill	$	364,495	$	8,019	$	2,660	$	0		$	375,174