Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
INTEREST INCOME
Loans, including fees	$ 261,490	$ 227,498
Interest bearing balances due from banks and federal funds sold	3,010	2,783
Investment securities	58,001	48,774
Mortgage loans held for sale	148	82
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	322,649	279,137
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits	151,933	87,528
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	189	323
Other borrowings	11,649	8,848
Subordinated notes and debentures	6,972	4,603
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	170,743	101,302
NET INTEREST INCOME	151,906	177,835
Provision for credit losses	10,206	24,216
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	141,700	153,619
NONINTEREST INCOME
Bank owned life insurance income	3,814	2,973
Other income	7,172	11,256
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME	43,184	45,835
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits	72,653	77,038
Occupancy expense, net	12,258	11,578
Furniture and equipment expense	5,141	5,051
Other real estate and foreclosure expense	179	186
Deposit insurance	7,135	4,893
Merger related costs	0	1,396
Other operating expenses	42,513	43,086
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSE	139,879	143,228
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	45,005	56,226
Provision for income taxes	6,134	10,637
NET INCOME	$ 38,871	$ 45,589
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.36
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.36
Service charges on deposit accounts
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	$ 11,955	$ 12,437
Debit and credit card fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	8,246	7,952
Wealth management fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	7,478	7,365
Mortgage lending income
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	2,320	1,570
Other service charges and fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	$ 2,199	$ 2,282