Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Interest Income
Loans	$ 44,362	$ 38,940	$ 91,791	$ 75,887
Taxable securities	6,247	4,708	10,664	9,453
Tax-exempt securities	2,516	2,290	4,983	4,736
Federal funds sold and deposits in banks	184	210	482	359
Total interest income	53,309	46,148	107,920	90,435
Interest Expense
Deposits	2,848	4,334	5,927	9,275
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	714	710	1,408	1,415
Long-term obligations	253	254	504	503
Other borrowings	119	118	257	236
Total interest expense	3,934	5,416	8,096	11,429
Net Interest Income	49,375	40,732	99,824	79,006
Provision for loan and lease losses	2,150	13,500	2,150	28,500
Provision for losses on covered loans	2,301	0	1,879	0
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses	44,924	27,232	95,795	50,506
Noninterest Income (Loss)
Service charges and other fees	6,467	6,442	12,755	11,866
Gain on bank acquisitions	0	0	0	9,818
Merchant services fees	1,808	1,913	3,441	3,652
Gain on sale of investment securities, net	0	0	0	58
Bank owned life insurance	528	516	1,033	1,020
Change in FDIC loss sharing asset	(6,419)	3,399	(21,193)	3,399
Other	1,158	967	2,087	1,897
Total noninterest income (loss)	3,542	13,237	(1,877)	31,710
Noninterest Expense
Compensation and employee benefits	19,459	17,497	38,380	34,483
Occupancy	4,388	4,307	8,785	8,276
Merchant processing	905	1,227	1,788	2,327
Advertising and promotion	1,012	785	1,913	1,623
Data processing and communications	1,913	2,567	3,837	4,446
Legal and professional fees	1,498	1,477	2,911	2,975
Taxes, licenses and fees	907	688	1,772	1,252
Regulatory premiums	1,279	1,462	2,979	2,918
Net cost of operation of other real estate owned	214	(672)	(228)	640
Amortization of intangibles	955	1,055	1,939	1,842
FDIC clawback liability	448	0	2,148	0
Other	4,186	4,352	8,286	7,860
Total noninterest expense	37,164	34,745	74,510	68,642
Income before income taxes	11,302	5,724	19,408	13,574
Income tax provision	2,670	668	4,997	602
Net Income	8,632	5,056	14,411	12,972
Net Income Applicable to Common Shareholders	$ 8,632	$ 3,946	$ 14,411	$ 10,755
Earnings per common share
Basic	$ 0.22	$ 0.11	$ 0.37	$ 0.34
Diluted	$ 0.22	$ 0.11	$ 0.36	$ 0.34
Dividends paid per common share	$ 0.05	$ 0.01	$ 0.08	$ 0.02
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	39,107	34,829	39,073	31,376
Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding	39,166	35,077	39,159	31,607