Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Interest Income
Loans	$ 59,655	$ 44,882	$ 151,446	$ 120,769
Taxable securities	6,037	4,660	16,701	14,113
Tax-exempt securities	2,500	2,252	7,483	6,988
Federal funds sold and deposits in banks	240	281	722	640
Total interest income	68,432	52,075	176,352	142,510
Interest Expense
Deposits	2,642	4,007	8,569	13,282
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	807	716	2,215	2,131
Long-term obligations	75	266	579	769
Other borrowings	120	121	377	357
Total interest expense	3,644	5,110	11,740	16,539
Net Interest Income	64,788	46,965	164,612	125,971
Provision for loan and lease losses	500	9,000	2,650	37,500
Provision for losses on covered loans	433	453	2,312	453
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses	63,855	37,512	159,650	88,018
Noninterest Income (Loss)
Service charges and other fees	6,991	6,518	19,746	18,384
Gain on bank acquisitions	1,830	0	1,830	9,818
Merchant services fees	1,952	2,051	5,393	5,700
Gain on sale of investment securities, net	0	0	0	58
Bank owned life insurance	523	521	1,556	1,541
Change in FDIC loss sharing asset	(10,855)	(4,536)	(32,048)	(1,137)
Other	1,755	629	3,842	2,529
Total noninterest income (loss)	2,196	5,183	319	36,893
Noninterest Expense
Compensation and employee benefits	21,392	17,574	59,772	52,057
Occupancy	4,815	4,278	13,600	12,554
Merchant processing	976	934	2,764	2,697
Advertising and promotion	1,137	630	3,050	2,253
Data processing and communications	2,195	2,477	6,032	6,923
Legal and professional fees	1,957	1,609	4,868	4,584
Taxes, licenses and fees	1,211	803	2,983	2,055
Regulatory premiums	574	1,952	3,553	4,910
Net cost of operation of other real estate owned	(195)	(1,442)	(423)	(802)
Amortization of intangibles	1,177	1,044	3,116	2,886
FDIC clawback liability	1,146	0	3,294	0
Other	3,550	3,661	11,836	12,045
Total noninterest expense	39,935	33,520	114,445	102,162
Income before income taxes	26,116	9,175	45,524	22,749
Income tax provision	7,244	3,971	12,241	4,573
Net Income	18,872	5,204	33,283	18,176
Net Income Applicable to Common Shareholders	$ 18,872	$ 2,474	$ 33,283	$ 13,229
Earnings per common share
Basic ($ per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.06	$ 0.84	$ 0.39
Diluted ($ per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.06	$ 0.84	$ 0.38
Dividends paid per common share ($ per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.01	$ 0.14	$ 0.03
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	39,131	38,976	39,092	33,938
Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding	39,192	39,137	39,167	34,142