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LOANS AND LEASES (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	$ 114,557	$ 153,669
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	24,454	30,450
Total	139,011	184,119
Recorded Investment
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	92,295	113,221
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	18,797	19,387
Total	111,092	132,608
Allowance Allocated
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	3,011	772	19,525	38,353
Average recorded investment on impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment	126,473	193,539	369,115
Interest income recognized on impaired loans
Interest Income Recognized	1,624	1,857	2,152
Commercial, financial & agricultural
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	1,225	2,107
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	4,807
Recorded Investment
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	526	1,367
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	3,431
Allowance Allocated
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	882
Average recorded investment on impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment	3,486	549	15,517
Interest income recognized on impaired loans
Interest Income Recognized	39
Real estate, Construction
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	52,352	80,283
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	13,678	24,262
Recorded Investment
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	36,664	47,877
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	11,600	14,692
Allowance Allocated
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	1,582	401
Average recorded investment on impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment	56,762	115,612	242,069
Interest income recognized on impaired loans
Interest Income Recognized	771	772	2,082
Real estate, Mortgage - residential
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	47,364	57,195
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	1,935
Recorded Investment
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	41,894	50,221
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	971
Allowance Allocated
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	272
Average recorded investment on impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment	47,240	58,262	59,826
Interest income recognized on impaired loans
Interest Income Recognized	308	616
Real estate, Mortgage - commercial
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	13,616	14,084
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	3,939	6,188
Recorded Investment
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded	13,211	13,756
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	2,700	4,695
Allowance Allocated
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	270	371
Average recorded investment on impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment	18,852	19,116	51,441
Interest income recognized on impaired loans
Interest Income Recognized	506	469	70
Leases
Unpaid Principal Balance
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	95
Recorded Investment
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	95
Allowance Allocated
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded	5
Average recorded investment on impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment	$ 133		$ 262