Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Interest Income
Loans	$ 71,744	$ 67,004	$ 142,566	$ 132,545
Taxable securities	7,260	6,382	14,786	13,134
Tax-exempt securities	3,010	2,671	6,052	5,289
Deposits in banks	26	30	53	44
Total interest income	82,040	76,087	163,457	151,012
Interest Expense
Deposits	740	729	1,488	1,481
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	154	115	313	229
Other borrowings	136	119	282	238
Total interest expense	1,030	963	2,083	1,948
Net Interest Income	81,010	75,124	161,374	149,064
Provision for loan and lease losses	2,202	2,117	3,411	4,039
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses	78,808	73,007	157,963	145,025
Noninterest Income (Loss)
Service charges and other fees	15,874	13,790	30,743	26,726
Merchant services fees	2,340	2,040	4,380	3,910
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Securities, Net	343	296	1,064	519
Bank owned life insurance	1,206	976	2,284	1,941
Change in FDIC loss sharing asset	(1,494)	(5,050)	(1,344)	(9,869)
Other	3,193	2,575	7,102	5,408
Total noninterest income (loss)	21,462	14,627	44,229	28,635
Noninterest Expense
Compensation and employee benefits	38,446	31,064	77,546	62,402
Occupancy	8,687	8,587	16,680	16,831
Merchant processing	1,079	998	2,056	1,978
Advertising and promotion	1,195	950	2,126	1,719
Data processing and communications	4,242	3,680	9,226	7,200
Legal and professional fees	2,847	2,303	5,354	4,472
Taxes, licenses and fees	1,427	1,051	2,659	2,231
Regulatory premiums	1,321	1,073	2,542	2,249
Net cost (benefit) of operation of other real estate owned	(563)	(97)	(1,809)	49
Amortization of intangibles	1,718	1,480	3,535	3,060
Other	8,072	6,675	15,290	12,959
Total noninterest expense	68,471	57,764	135,205	115,150
Income before income taxes	31,799	29,870	66,987	58,510
Income tax provision	9,853	8,643	20,680	17,439
Net Income	$ 21,946	$ 21,227	$ 46,307	$ 41,071
Earnings per common share
Basic ($ per share)	$ 0.38	$ 0.40	$ 0.80	$ 0.79
Diluted ($ per share)	0.38	0.40	0.80	0.77
Dividends paid per common share	$ 0.34	$ 0.24	$ 0.64	$ 0.36
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	57,055	52,088	56,999	51,600
Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding	57,069	52,494	57,012	52,463