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Parent Company Financial Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract] |
Condensed Statements of Income - Parent Company Only | Condensed Statements of Income—Parent Company Only
|  | Years Ended December 31,
2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
(in thousands)
Income |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend from banking subsidiary |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 200 |
Interest-earning deposits |  | 712 |  |  | 1,319 |  |  | 1,095 |
Other income |  | 17 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 36 |
Total income |  | 729 |  |  | 1,350 |  |  | 1,331 |
Expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation and employee benefits |  | 88 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 512 |
Long-term obligations |  | 579 |  |  | 1,029 |  |  | 1,196 |
Other expense |  | 1,114 |  |  | 1,066 |  |  | 1,104 |
Total expenses |  | 1,781 |  |  | 2,191 |  |  | 2,812 |
Loss before income tax expense (benefit) and equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries |  | (1,052 | ) |  | (841 | ) |  | (1,481 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) |  | 91 |  |  | (778 | ) |  | (580 | )
Income before equity in undistributed net income (loss) of subsidiaries |  | (1,143 | ) |  | (63 | ) |  | (901 | )
Equity in undistributed net income (loss) of subsidiaries |  | 49,180 |  |  | 30,847 |  |  | (3,067 | )
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 48,037 |  |  | $ | 30,784 |  |  | $ | (3,968 | )
Condensed Balance Sheets - Parent Company Only | Condensed Balance Sheets—Parent Company Only
|  | December 31,
2011 |  | 2010
|  | (in thousands)
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banking subsidiary |  | $ | 3,220 |  |  | $ | 673 |
Interest-earning deposits |  | 72,014 |  |  | 158,500 |
Total cash and cash equivalents |  | 75,234 |  |  | 159,173 |
Investment in banking subsidiary |  | 683,977 |  |  | 571,945 |
Investment in other subsidiaries |  | — |  |  | 774 |
Other assets |  | 510 |  |  | 1,160 |
Total assets |  | $ | 759,721 |  |  | $ | 733,052 |
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |  |  |  |
Long-term subordinated debt |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 25,736 |
Other liabilities |  | 383 |  |  | 438 |
Total liabilities |  | 383 |  |  | 26,174 |
Shareholders’ equity |  | 759,338 |  |  | 706,878 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |  | $ | 759,721 |  |  | $ | 733,052 |
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - Parent Company Only | Condensed Statements of Cash Flows—Parent Company Only
|  | Years Ended December 31,
2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
(in thousands)
Operating Activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 48,037 |  |  | $ | 30,784 |  |  | $ | (3,968 | )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries |  | (49,180 | ) |  | (30,847 | ) |  | 3,067 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 1,635 |  |  | 1,424 |  |  | 1,038 |
Net changes in other assets and liabilities |  | 315 |  |  | (769 | ) |  | 1,783 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |  | 807 |  |  | 592 |  |  | 1,920 |
Investing Activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from termination of trust subsidiaries |  | 774 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net cash provided by investing activities |  | 774 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Financing Activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Net decrease in short-term borrowings |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (100 | )
Cash dividends paid |  | (10,660 | ) |  | (4,302 | ) |  | (5,155 | )
Repayment of long-term subordinated debt |  | (25,774 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs |  | — |  |  | 229,129 |  |  | 113,537 |
Purchase and retirement of common stock |  | (32 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |  | 848 |  |  | 948 |  |  | 939 |
Downstream stock offering proceeds to the Bank |  | (50,000 | ) |  | (70,000 | ) |  | (105,000 | )
Excess tax benefit associated with share-based compensation |  | 98 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Purchase and retirement of preferred stock |  | — |  |  | (80,200 | ) |  | — |
Net cash provided by financing activities |  | (85,520 | ) |  | 75,575 |  |  | 4,221 |
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |  | (83,939 | ) |  | 76,167 |  |  | 6,141 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |  | 159,173 |  |  | 83,006 |  |  | 76,865 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |  | $ | 75,234 |  |  | $ | 159,173 |  |  | $ | 83,006 |

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