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Business acquisition purchase price allocation loans.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Acquisitions - Schedule of Purchase Price of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 18, 2016	Jun. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 03, 2014
ASSETS
Goodwill	$ 76,941			$ 49,600	$ 28,176
Common shares issued				55,506	12,689
Cash paid				$ 22,641	$ 6,207
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 154,849
Investment securities, available for sale		23,779
Total loans		312,906
Premises and equipment, net		6,022
FHLB stock		4,029
Goodwill		20,290
Core deposit intangible		2,514
Interest receivable		844
Cash value of life insurance		15,267
Other assets		8,912
Total assets purchased		549,412
Common shares issued	60,306	60,306
Cash paid	38,328	38,328
Total estimated purchase price		98,634
Deposits
Non-interest bearing		66,733
NOW accounts		99,346
Savings and money market		117,688
Certificates of deposits		87,605
Total deposits		371,372
Borrowings		64,793
Interest payable		178
Subordinated debt		4,504
Other liabilities		9,931
Total liabilities assumed		450,778
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans		42,603
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Mortgage Warehousing [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans		99,752
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans		153,750
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans		$ 16,801
Summit [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks						$ 15,161
Total loans						124,081
Premises and equipment, net						2,548
FRB and FHLB stock						2,136
Goodwill						8,428
Core deposit intangible						822
Interest receivable						347
Cash value of life insurance						2,185
Other assets						2,877
Total assets purchased						158,585
Total estimated purchase price						18,900
Deposits
Non-interest bearing						27,274
NOW accounts						16,332
Savings and money market						35,045
Certificates of deposits						42,368
Total deposits						121,019
Borrowings						16,990
Interest payable						52
Other liabilities						599
Total liabilities assumed						138,660
Summit [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans						43,448
Summit [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans						70,441
Summit [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans						$ 10,192
Kosciusko Financial Inc [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks			$ 38,950
Investment securities, available for sale			1,191
Total loans			102,569
Premises and equipment, net			1,466
FHLB stock			582
Goodwill			6,443
Core deposit intangible			526
Interest receivable			636
Cash value of life insurance			2,745
Other assets			765
Total assets purchased			155,873
Common shares issued	14,470		14,470
Cash paid	$ 8,513		8,513
Total estimated purchase price			22,983
Deposits
Non-interest bearing			27,871
NOW accounts			35,213
Savings and money market			26,953
Certificates of deposits			32,771
Total deposits			122,808
Borrowings			9,038
Interest payable			55
Other liabilities			989
Total liabilities assumed			132,890
Kosciusko Financial Inc [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans			26,244
Kosciusko Financial Inc [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans			70,006
Kosciusko Financial Inc [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans			$ 6,319