BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Bank premises and equipment at December 31, were as follows:



	2013			2012			Estimated Useful Life
	(Dollars in thousands)						(In years)
Cost:
Land	$	16,026		$	14,514		n/a
Bank premises	32,858			24,160			5-39
Leasehold improvements	20,189			19,681			1-15
Furniture and equipment	46,613			43,763			1-10
Total cost	115,686			102,118
Accumulated depreciation	(50,736		)	(46,891		)
Net bank premises and equipment	$	64,950		$	55,227

Depreciation expense related to bank premises and equipment was $6.1 million in 2013, $5.5 million in 2012, and $4.9 million in 2011, which is included in occupancy and equipment expense and other noninterest expense.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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