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Premises and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Premises and Equipment [Abstract] |
Premises and Equipment | PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
September 30, |  |  | 2012 | 2011
|  | (In thousands)
| Estimated Useful Life |  |
Land | — |  | $ | 82,426 |  | $ | 78,282 |
Buildings | 25 - 40 |  | 114,106 |  | 102,403 |
Leasehold improvements | 7 - 15 |  | 7,530 |  | 6,919 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 2 - 10 |  | 33,522 |  | 31,036 |
|  | 237,584 |  | 218,640 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (58,739 | ) | (52,047 | )
|  | $ | 178,845 |  | $ | 166,593 |
The Company has non-cancelable operating leases for branch offices. Future minimum net rental commitments for all non-cancelable leases, including maintenance and associated costs, were as follows: $3.3 million for 2013, $2.6 million for 2014, $2.0 million for 2015, $1.1 million for 2016 and $2.6 million thereafter. Rental expense, including amounts paid under month-to-month cancelable leases, amounted to $3,825,000, $3,083,000 and $3,170,000 in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13-14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 + Details
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