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Business Combinations (Summary of the Amounts Recognized as of the Acquisition Date for Each Major Class of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Aug. 05, 2011 Bank of Whitman [Member] | May 27, 2011 First Heritage Bank [Member] | May 20, 2011 Summit Bank [Member]
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | $ 52,072 | $ 4,688 | $ 1,837
Interest-earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold |  |  | 14,198
Interest-earning deposits with banks |  | 6,689 |
Investment securities | 16,298 | 5,303 | 871
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 3,977 |  |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock |  | 477 | 406
Acquired loans | 200,041 | 81,488 | 69,783
Accrued interest receivable | 1,975 | 476 | 429
Premises and equipment | 86 | 5,339 | 42
FDIC receivable | 156,710 | 4,751 | 6,984
Other real estate owned covered by loss sharing |  | 8,225 | 2,162
Goodwill |  | 4,023 | 1,892
Core deposit intangible | 3,943 | 1,337 | 509
FDIC indemnification asset |  | 38,531 | 30,203
Other assets | 2,447 | 3,657 | 1,813
Total assets acquired | 437,549 | 164,984 | 131,129
Deposits | 401,127 | 159,525 | 123,279
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 32,949 | 5,003 | 7,772
Accrued interest payable | 213 | 421 | 71
Deferred tax liability | 1,034 |  |
Other liabilities | 396 | 35 | 7
Total liabilities assumed | 435,719 | 164,984 | 131,129
Net assets acquired (after tax gain) | $ 1,830 |  |

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