First Banks (FBSPRA) 10-Q 8 Nov 13 2013 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

DOCUMENT_AND_ENTITY_INFORMATIO

DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Entity Registrant Name	'FIRST BANKS, INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000710507	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer	'
Trading Symbol	'fbspra	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	23,661
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-13	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_UN

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS	'	'
Cash and due from banks	$135,032	$114,841
Short-term investments	579,123	404,005
Total cash and cash equivalents	714,155	518,846
Investment securities:	'	'
Available for sale	1,604,287	2,043,727
Held to maturity (fair value of $748,478 and $637,024, respectively)	764,304	631,553
Total investment securities	2,368,591	2,675,280
Loans:	'	'
Commercial, financial and agricultural	583,539	610,301
Real estate construction and development	125,333	174,979
Real estate mortgage	2,031,284	2,060,131
Consumer and installment	18,773	19,262
Loans held for sale	28,313	66,133
Net deferred loan fees	-312	-59
Total loans	2,786,930	2,930,747
Allowance for loan losses	-84,277	-91,602
Net loans	2,702,653	2,839,145
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	27,137	27,329
Bank premises and equipment, net	124,921	127,520
Goodwill	107,267	125,267
Deferred income taxes	15,733	29,042
Other real estate and repossessed assets	74,831	91,995
Other assets	63,529	67,996
Assets of discontinued operations	38,511	6,706
Total assets	6,237,328	6,509,126
LIABILITIES	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand	1,224,595	1,327,183
Interest-bearing demand	677,900	1,000,666
Savings and money market	1,852,268	1,880,271
Time deposits of $100 or more	398,259	460,791
Other time deposits	682,400	823,936
Total deposits	4,835,422	5,492,847
Other borrowings	37,077	26,025
Subordinated debentures	354,191	354,133
Deferred income taxes	23,166	36,182
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	169,219	144,269
Liabilities of discontinued operations	549,155	155,711
Total liabilities	5,968,230	6,209,167
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'
Common stock, $250.00 par value, 25,000 shares authorized, 23,661 shares issued and outstanding	5,915	5,915
Additional paid-in capital	12,480	12,480
Retained deficit	-175,046	-179,513
Accumulated other comprehensive income	7,093	45,259
Total First Banks, Inc. stockholders’ equity	175,330	206,304
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	93,768	93,655
Total stockholders’ equity	269,098	299,959
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	6,237,328	6,509,126
Class A Convertible Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'
Preferred stock	12,822	12,822
Class B Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'
Preferred stock	241	241
Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'
Preferred stock	294,482	291,757
Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'
Preferred stock	$17,343	$17,343

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_UN1

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) [Parenthetical] (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value (in dollars)	$748,478	$637,024
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$250	$250
Common stock, shares authorized	25,000	25,000
Common stock, shares issued	23,661	23,661
Common stock, shares outstanding	23,661	23,661
Class A Convertible Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$20	$20
Preferred stock, shares authorized	750,000	750,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	641,082	641,082
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	641,082	641,082
Class B Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$1.50	$1.50
Preferred stock, shares authorized	200,000	200,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	160,505	160,505
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	160,505	160,505
Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$1	$1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	295,400	295,400
Preferred stock, shares issued	295,400	295,400
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	295,400	295,400
Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$1	$1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	14,770	14,770
Preferred stock, shares issued	14,770	14,770
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	14,770	14,770

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_OPE

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Interest income:	'	'	'	'
Interest and fees on loans	$28,859	$34,456	$88,917	$108,285
Investment securities	12,858	15,235	39,423	43,394
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	303	290	913	850
Short-term investments	346	137	831	596
Total interest income	42,366	50,118	130,084	153,125
Interest expense:	'	'	'	'
Interest-bearing demand	83	107	233	320
Savings and money market	675	811	1,942	2,811
Time deposits of $100 or more	529	935	1,758	3,196
Other time deposits	860	1,577	2,941	5,462
Other borrowings	1	16	-11	57
Subordinated debentures	3,804	3,747	11,213	11,116
Total interest expense	5,952	7,193	18,076	22,962
Net interest income	36,414	42,925	112,008	130,163
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	2,000
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	36,414	42,925	112,008	128,163
Noninterest income:	'	'	'	'
Service charges on deposit accounts and customer service fees	8,788	9,053	25,709	27,028
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	1,314	4,325	4,439	10,308
Net gain on investment securities	108	789	37	1,306
Increase (decrease) in fair value of servicing rights	283	-2,417	907	-4,608
Loan servicing fees	1,740	1,741	5,233	5,659
Other	3,296	3,156	13,542	9,833
Total noninterest income	15,529	16,647	49,867	49,526
Noninterest expense:	'	'	'	'
Salaries and employee benefits	19,777	18,906	58,973	56,474
Occupancy, net of rental income	5,602	5,929	17,371	16,352
Furniture and equipment	2,463	2,625	7,584	7,875
Postage, printing and supplies	533	611	1,872	1,956
Information technology fees	5,365	5,219	15,920	17,130
Legal, examination and professional fees	1,610	2,232	4,770	7,678
Advertising and business development	663	511	1,679	1,481
FDIC insurance	1,852	3,105	5,572	9,410
Write-downs and expenses on other real estate and repossessed assets	1,966	2,922	4,736	11,204
Other	5,474	6,779	15,018	18,638
Total noninterest expense	45,305	48,839	133,495	148,198
Income from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	6,638	10,733	28,380	29,491
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	-65	-138	-45	78
Net income from continuing operations, net of tax	6,703	10,871	28,425	29,413
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	-881	-2,182	-6,279	-6,763
Net income	5,822	8,689	22,146	22,650
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	-38	216	113	-229
Net income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	5,860	8,473	22,033	22,879
Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared	5,013	4,753	14,841	14,070
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	919	893	2,725	2,660
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders	($72)	$2,827	$4,467	$6,149
Basic and diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations	$34.19	$211.70	$454.17	$545.72
Basic and diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations	($37.23)	($92.22)	($265.37)	($285.83)
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per common share	($3.04)	$119.48	$188.80	$259.89
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661	23,661	23,661	23,661

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Net income	$5,822	$8,689	$22,146	$22,650
Other comprehensive (loss) income:	'	'	'	'
Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale investment securities, net of tax	-896	2,740	-19,699	14,610
Reclassification adjustment for available-for-sale investment securities gains included in net income, net of tax	-60	-422	-246	-758
Amortization of net unrealized gain associated with reclassification of available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities, net of tax	-467	-474	-1,327	-474
Amortization of net loss related to pension liability, net of tax	30	21	90	63
Reclassification adjustment for deferred tax asset valuation allowance on investment securities	-1,141	7,086	-17,056	13,297
Reclassification adjustment for deferred tax asset valuation allowance on pension liability	24	15	72	46
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	-2,510	8,966	-38,166	26,784
Comprehensive income (loss)	3,312	17,655	-16,020	49,434
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	-38	216	113	-229
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$3,350	$17,439	($16,133)	$49,663

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CHA

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	Total	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Preferred Stock [Member]	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Common Stock [Member]	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Retained Earnings (Deficit) [Member]	First Banks, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$263,671	$318,609	$5,915	$12,480	($183,351)	$16,066	$93,952
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	25,981	'	'	'	26,278	'	-297
Other comprehensive income (loss)	29,193	'	'	'	'	29,193	'
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	0	3,554	'	'	-3,554	'	'
Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared	-18,886	'	'	'	-18,886	'	'
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	299,959	322,163	5,915	12,480	-179,513	45,259	93,655
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	22,146	'	'	'	22,033	'	113
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-38,166	'	'	'	'	-38,166	'
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	0	2,725	'	'	-2,725	'	'
Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared	-14,841	'	'	'	-14,841	'	'
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013	$269,098	$324,888	$5,915	$12,480	($175,046)	$7,093	$93,768

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net income attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$22,033	$22,879
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	113	-229
Less: net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	-6,279	-6,763
Net income from continuing operations, net of tax	28,425	29,413
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization of bank premises and equipment	8,710	9,095
Amortization and accretion of investment securities	19,692	11,471
Originations of loans held for sale	-233,259	-325,844
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale	272,245	305,523
Provision for loan losses	0	2,000
(Benefit) provision for current income taxes	-248	186
Provision for deferred income taxes	6,715	5,516
Decrease in deferred tax asset valuation allowance	-6,512	-5,624
Decrease in accrued interest receivable	714	1,498
Increase in accrued interest payable	10,763	8,945
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	-4,439	-10,308
Net gain on investment securities	-37	-1,306
(Increase) decrease in fair value of servicing rights	-907	4,608
Write-downs on other real estate and repossessed assets	2,230	7,939
Other operating activities, net	4,426	9,819
Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations	108,518	52,931
Net cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations	-5,422	-6,421
Net cash provided by operating activities	103,096	46,510
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Net cash paid for sale of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations, net of cash and cash equivalents sold	-115,044	0
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale	143,675	315,238
Maturities of investment securities available for sale	314,707	576,635
Maturities of investment securities held to maturity	117,859	57,531
Purchases of investment securities available for sale	-306,063	-1,226,473
Purchases of investment securities held to maturity	-21,473	0
Net redemptions of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	192	366
Proceeds from sales of commercial loans	7,681	20,386
Cash paid for purchase of one-to-four-family residential real estate loans	0	141,048
Net decrease in loans	43,401	272,489
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	13,469	22,819
Purchases of bank premises and equipment	-4,882	-4,042
Net proceeds from sales of other real estate and repossessed assets	25,557	33,837
Other investing activities, net	3,601	216
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities – continuing operations	222,680	-72,046
Net cash provided by investing activities – discontinued operations	2,168	4,426
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	224,848	-67,620
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Increase in demand, savings and money market deposits	21,751	8,236
Decrease in time deposits	-137,152	-183,780
Increase (decrease) in other borrowings	11,052	-22,622
Net cash used in financing activities – continuing operations	-104,349	-198,166
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities – discontinued operations	-28,286	36,140
Net cash used in financing activities	-132,635	-162,026
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	195,309	-183,136
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	518,846	474,158
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	714,155	291,022
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:	'	'
Cash paid for interest on liabilities	7,313	14,017
Cash received for income taxes	213	458
Noncash investing and financing activities:	'	'
Reclassification of investment securities from available for sale to held to maturity	242,540	729,142
Loans transferred to other real estate and repossessed assets	$8,217	$21,788

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	'
	BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	Basis of Presentation. The consolidated financial statements of First Banks, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and conform to predominant practices within the banking industry. Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented herein, have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013.
	Certain reclassifications of 2012 amounts have been made to conform to the 2013 presentation.
	All financial information is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion regarding discontinued operations.
	Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company and its subsidiaries, giving effect to the noncontrolling interest in subsidiary, as more fully described below and in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
	The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiary bank holding company, The San Francisco Company (SFC), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and SFC’s wholly owned subsidiary bank, First Bank, also headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. First Bank operates through its branch banking offices and subsidiaries: First Bank Business Capital, Inc.; FB Holdings, LLC (FB Holdings); Small Business Loan Source LLC; ILSIS, Inc.; FBIN, Inc.; SBRHC, Inc.; HVIIHC, Inc.; FBSA Missouri, Inc.; FBSA California, Inc.; NT Resolution Corporation; and LC Resolution Corporation. All of the subsidiaries are wholly owned as of September 30, 2013, except FB Holdings, which is 53.23% owned by First Bank and 46.77% owned by First Capital America, Inc. (FCA), a corporation owned and operated by the Company’s Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, as further described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. FB Holdings is included in the consolidated financial statements and the noncontrolling ownership interest is reported as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets as “noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” and the earnings or loss, net of tax, attributable to the noncontrolling ownership interest, is reported as “net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” in the consolidated statements of operations.

DISCONTINUED_OPERATIONS

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	'
	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
	Discontinued Operations. The assets and liabilities associated with the transactions described (and defined) below were previously reported in the First Bank segment and were sold as part of the Company’s Capital Optimization Plan (Capital Plan). The Company applied discontinued operations accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 205-20, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations,” to the assets and liabilities associated with the Association Bank Services line of business as of September 30, 2013, to the assets and liabilities associated with the Northern Florida Region as of December 31, 2012, and to the operations of First Bank’s Association Bank Services line of business and Northern Florida Region for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, as applicable. The Company did not allocate any consolidated interest that is not directly attributable to or related to discontinued operations. All financial information in the consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted.
	Association Bank Services. On May 13, 2013, First Bank entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement that provides for the sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities, primarily deposits, of First Bank's Association Bank Services (ABS) line of business, to Union Bank, N.A. (Union Bank), headquartered in San Francisco, California. ABS, headquartered in Vallejo, California, provides a full range of services to homeowners associations and community management companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Union Bank will assume approximately $549.1 million of deposits and will pay a premium on certain deposit accounts to be acquired in the transaction, which will be determined based on the average amount of certain deposits within ABS for the thirty (30) days prior to the closing date. Union Bank will also acquire certain assets, including loans of approximately $20.4 million at par value. Regulatory approval of the transaction was received on July 15, 2013 and, subject to satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2013. The assets and liabilities associated with ABS are reflected in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2013. First Bank expects to record a gain on the transaction of approximately $26.0 million, after the estimated write-off of goodwill of $18.0 million allocated to the ABS line of business.
	Northern Florida Region. On November 21, 2012, First Bank entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement that provided for the sale of certain assets and the transfer of certain liabilities associated with eight of First Bank’s retail branches located in Pinellas County, Florida to HomeBanc National Association (HomeBanc), headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida. The transaction was completed on April 19, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement, HomeBanc assumed $120.3 million of deposits, purchased the premises and equipment, and assumed the leases associated with these eight retail branches. The transaction resulted in a gain of $408,000, after the write-off of goodwill of $700,000 allocated to the Northern Florida Region, during the second and third quarters of 2013.
	On April 5, 2013, First Bank closed its three remaining retail branches located in Hillsborough County and in Pasco County. The closure of these three remaining retail branches in the Northern Florida Region resulted in expense of $2.3 million during the second quarter of 2013 attributable to continuing obligations under facility leasing arrangements.
	The eight branches sold and three branches closed during the second quarter of 2013 are collectively defined as the Northern Florida Region. The assets and liabilities associated with the Northern Florida Region are reflected in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2012.
	Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
		Association Bank Services			Northern
					Florida
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Cash and due from banks	$	—		1,139
	Loans:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	20,591			—
	Consumer and installment	10			—
	Net deferred loan fees	(208		)	—
	Total loans	20,393			—
	Bank premises and equipment, net	70			4,837
	Goodwill	18,000			700
	Other assets	48			30
	Assets of discontinued operations	$	38,511		6,706
	Deposits:
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	129,785		12,488
	Interest-bearing demand	339,297			10,480
	Savings and money market	18,455			67,686
	Time deposits of $100 or more	23,931			27,034
	Other time deposits	37,631			37,964
	Total deposits	549,099			155,652
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	56			59
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	549,155		155,711
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:
		Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2013							September 30, 2012
		Association Bank Services			Northern Florida		Total		Association Bank Services		Northern Florida		Total
					(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Interest income:
	Interest and fees on loans	$	332		—		332		418		—		418
	Interest expense:
	Interest on deposits	78			—		78		121		222		343
	Net interest income (loss)	254			—		254		297		(222	)	75
	Provision for loan losses	—			—		—		—		—		—
	Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	254			—		254		297		(222	)	75
	Noninterest income:
	Service charges and customer service fees	17			—		17		22		101		123
	Other	28			—		28		27		3		30
	Total noninterest income	45			—		45		49		104		153
	Noninterest expense:
	Salaries and employee benefits	753			—		753		625		559		1,184
	Occupancy, net of rental income	1			—		1		2		437		439
	Furniture and equipment	13			—		13		29		62		91
	FDIC insurance	194			—		194		317		97		414
	Other	233			—		233		204		78		282
	Total noninterest expense	1,194			—		1,194		1,177		1,233		2,410
	Loss from operations of discontinued operations	(895		)	—		(895	)	(831	)	(1,351	)	(2,182	)
	Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	—			14		14		—		—		—
	Benefit for income taxes	—			—		—		—		—		—
	Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(895	)	14		(881	)	(831	)	(1,351	)	(2,182	)
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:
		Nine Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2013							September 30, 2012
		Association Bank Services			Northern Florida		Total		Association Bank Services		Northern Florida		Total
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	1,036		—		1,036		1,360		—		1,360
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits	248			233		481		375		769		1,144
Net interest income (loss)	788			(233	)	555		985		(769	)	216
Provision for loan losses	—			—		—		—		—		—
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	788			(233	)	555		985		(769	)	216
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees	74			134		208		106		332		438
Other	81			4		85		82		9		91
Total noninterest income	155			138		293		188		341		529
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	2,209			885		3,094		1,964		1,722		3,686
Occupancy, net of rental income	5			579		584		8		1,321		1,329
Furniture and equipment	34			40		74		74		223		297
FDIC insurance	603			53		656		928		300		1,228
Other	675			2,452		3,127		690		278		968
Total noninterest expense	3,526			4,009		7,535		3,664		3,844		7,508
Loss from operations of discontinued operations	(2,583		)	(4,104	)	(6,687	)	(2,491	)	(4,272	)	(6,763	)
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	—			408		408		—		—		—
Benefit for income taxes	—			—		—		—		—		—
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(2,583	)	(3,696	)	(6,279	)	(2,491	)	(4,272	)	(6,763	)

INVESTMENTS_IN_DEBT_AND_EQUITY

INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]	'
INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES	'
	INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES
	Securities Available for Sale. The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
		Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross					Weighted Average Yield
		1 Year			5-Jan		10-May		After			Unrealized				Fair
		or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains		Losses		Value
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Carrying value:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		48,784		88,769		136,582		274,135	3,067		(1,168	)	276,034	1.36	%
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			23,581		138,415		933,135		1,095,131	17,245		(14,147	)	1,098,229	2.44
	Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		796		—		796	72		—		868	5.03
	State and political subdivisions	1,042			3,060		201		28,448		32,751	98		(588	)	32,261	1.35
	Corporate notes	4,960			140,342		45,133		—		190,435	5,350		(346	)	195,439	2.76
	Equity investments	—			—		—		1,500		1,500	—		(44	)	1,456	2.19
	Total	$	6,002		215,767		273,314		1,099,665		1,594,748	25,832		(16,293	)	1,604,287	2.27
	Fair value:
	Debt securities	$	6,064		222,057		273,224		1,101,486
	Equity securities	—			—		—		1,456
	Total	$	6,064		222,057		273,224		1,102,942
	Weighted average yield	3.05		%	2.24	%	1.92	%	2.36	%
	December 31, 2012:
	Carrying value:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	10,051		80,328		—		213,892		304,271	6,304		(146	)	310,429	1.42	%
	Residential mortgage-backed	364			24,014		219,286		1,251,917		1,495,581	38,983		(497	)	1,534,067	2.32
	Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		806		—		806	109		—		915	4.86
	State and political subdivisions	985			3,579		201		—		4,765	164		—		4,929	4.05
	Corporate notes	—			137,090		49,704		—		186,794	6,192		(621	)	192,365	3.13
	Equity investments	—			—		—		1,000		1,000	22		—		1,022	2.54
	Total	$	11,400		245,011		269,997		1,466,809		1,993,217	51,774		(1,264	)	2,043,727	2.26
	Fair value:
	Debt securities	$	11,476		251,558		275,251		1,504,420
	Equity securities	—			—		—		1,022
	Total	$	11,476		251,558		275,251		1,505,442
	Weighted average yield	2.01		%	2.17	%	2.65	%	2.21	%
	Securities Held to Maturity. The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities held to maturity at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
		Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross					Weighted Average Yield
		1 Year			5-Jan		10-May		After			Unrealized				Fair
		or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains		Losses		Value
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Carrying value:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		18,665		—		18,665	—		(164	)	18,501	1.37	%
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			17,167		186,341		538,970		742,478	679		(16,295	)	726,862	1.93
	State and political subdivisions	1,021			1,019		55		1,066		3,161	8		(54	)	3,115	2.07
	Total	$	1,021		18,186		205,061		540,036		764,304	687		(16,513	)	748,478	1.92
	Fair value:
	Debt securities	$	1,026		17,903		201,942		527,607
	Weighted average yield	2.91		%	2.08	%	1.57	%	2.04	%
	December 31, 2012:
	Carrying value:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		52,582		—		52,582	269		—		52,851	1.63	%
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			—		108,420		466,863		575,283	6,142		(614	)	580,811	1.82
	State and political subdivisions	826			1,099		252		1,511		3,688	51		(377	)	3,362	1.89
	Total	$	826		1,099		161,254		468,374		631,553	6,462		(991	)	637,024	1.8
	Fair value:
	Debt securities	$	836		1,129		164,433		470,626
	Weighted average yield	2.56		%	3.4	%	1.77	%	1.81	%
	Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities were $25.1 million and $143.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to $107.6 million and $315.2 million for the comparable periods in 2012. Gross realized gains and gross realized losses on investment securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	110		790		802		1,682
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	—			—		(354	)	(374	)
Other-than-temporary impairment	(2		)	(1	)	(411	)	(2	)
Net realized gain on investment securities	$	108		789		37		1,306
Other-than-temporary impairment for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes impairment of $407,000 recorded during the first quarter of 2013 on a municipal investment security classified as held-to-maturity. Investment securities with a carrying value of $314.8 million and $257.6 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, were pledged in connection with deposits of public and trust funds, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and for other purposes as required by law.
During the first quarter of 2013, the Company reclassified certain of its available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities at their respective fair values, which totaled $242.5 million, in aggregate. The determination of the reclassification was made by management based on the Company’s current and expected future liquidity levels and the resulting intent to hold such investment securities to maturity. The net gross unrealized gain on these available-for-sale investment securities at the time of transfer of $5.0 million, in aggregate, was recorded as additional premium on the securities and is being amortized over the remaining lives of the respective securities, as further described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.
Gross unrealized losses on investment securities and the fair value of the related securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, were as follows:
	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value			Unrealized		Fair Value		Unrealized		Fair Value	Unrealized
				Losses				Losses			Losses
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
September 30, 2013:
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	45,008		(960	)	19,939		(208	)	64,947	(1,168	)
Residential mortgage-backed	401,599			(14,043	)	6,373		(104	)	407,972	(14,147	)
State and political subdivisions	27,860			(588	)	—		—		27,860	(588	)
Corporate notes	34,794			(339	)	4,993		(7	)	39,787	(346	)
Equity investments	1,456			(44	)	—		—		1,456	(44	)
Total	$	510,717		(15,974	)	31,305		(319	)	542,022	(16,293	)
Held to maturity:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	18,501		(164	)	—		—		18,501	(164	)
Residential mortgage-backed	662,903			(16,284	)	7,622		(11	)	670,525	(16,295	)
State and political subdivisions	1,012			(54	)	—		—		1,012	(54	)
Total	$	682,416		(16,502	)	7,622		(11	)	690,038	(16,513	)
December 31, 2012:
Available for sale:
U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	20,018		(146	)	—		—		20,018	(146	)
Residential mortgage-backed	125,449			(441	)	270		(56	)	125,719	(497	)
Corporate notes	—			—		17,675		(621	)	17,675	(621	)
Total	$	145,467		(587	)	17,945		(677	)	163,412	(1,264	)
Held to maturity:
Residential mortgage-backed	$	66,011		(614	)	—		—		66,011	(614	)
State and political subdivisions	1,133			(377	)	—		—		1,133	(377	)
Total	$	67,144		(991	)	—		—		67,144	(991	)
The Company does not believe the investment securities that were in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2013 are other-than-temporarily impaired. The unrealized losses on the investment securities were primarily attributable to fluctuations in interest rates. It is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit loss, and because the Company does not intend to sell these investments and it is more likely than not that First Bank will not be required to sell these securities before the anticipated recovery of the remaining amortized cost basis or maturity, these investments are not considered other-than-temporarily impaired. The unrealized losses for U.S. Government sponsored agencies for 12 months or more at September 30, 2013 included one security. The unrealized losses for residential mortgage-backed securities for 12 months or more at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 included 11 and nine securities, respectively. The unrealized losses for corporate notes for 12 months or more at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 included one and six securities, respectively.

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]	'
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES	'
	LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
	The following table summarizes the composition of the loan portfolio at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30,				December 31,
		2013				2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	583,539			610,301
	Real estate construction and development	125,333				174,979
	Real estate mortgage:
	One-to-four-family residential	924,389				986,767
	Multi-family residential	103,362				103,684
	Commercial real estate	1,003,533				969,680
	Consumer and installment	18,773				19,262
	Loans held for sale	28,313				66,133
	Net deferred loan fees	(312		)		(59	)
	Total loans	$	2,786,930			2,930,747
	Aging of Loans. The following table presents the aging of loans by loan classification at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		30-59				60-89			Recorded			Nonaccrual			Total Past		Current		Total Loans
		Days				Days			Investment						Due
									> 90 Days
									Accruing
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	104			899			—			11,897			12,900		570,639		583,539
	Real estate construction and development	591				21			—			7,300			7,912		117,421		125,333
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	1,447				647			171			5,893			8,158		88,821		96,979
	Mortgage Division portfolio	3,937				3,242			—			16,772			23,951		460,739		484,690
	Home equity	3,252				698			334			6,145			10,429		332,291		342,720
	Multi-family residential	—				—			—			1,810			1,810		101,552		103,362
	Commercial real estate	3,506				409			4,235			21,310			29,460		974,073		1,003,533
	Consumer and installment	93				39			—			6			138		18,323		18,461
	Loans held for sale	—				—			—			—			—		28,313		28,313
	Total	$	12,930			5,955			4,740			71,133			94,758		2,692,172		2,786,930
	December 31, 2012:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	1,180			322			—			19,050			20,552		589,749		610,301
	Real estate construction and development	93				—			—			32,152			32,245		142,734		174,979
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	1,871				1,121			874			6,910			10,776		111,562		122,338
	Mortgage Division portfolio	6,264				4,375			—			19,780			30,419		479,552		509,971
	Home equity	2,494				1,221			216			8,671			12,602		341,856		354,458
	Multi-family residential	—				629			—			6,761			7,390		96,294		103,684
	Commercial real estate	66				693			—			16,520			17,279		952,401		969,680
	Consumer and installment	174				43			—			28			245		18,958		19,203
	Loans held for sale	—				—			—			—			—		66,133		66,133
	Total	$	12,142			8,404			1,090			109,872			131,508		2,799,239		2,930,747
	Under the Company’s loan policy, loans are placed on nonaccrual status once principal or interest payments become 90 days past due. However, individual loan officers may submit written requests for approval to continue the accrual of interest on loans that become 90 days past due. These requests may be submitted for approval consistent with the authority levels provided in the Company’s credit approval policies, and they are only granted if an expected near term future event, such as a pending renewal or expected payoff, exists at the time the loan becomes 90 days past due. If the expected near term future event does not occur as anticipated, the loan is then placed on nonaccrual status.
	Credit Quality Indicators. The Company’s credit management policies and procedures focus on identifying, measuring and controlling credit exposure. These procedures employ a lender-initiated system of rating credits, which is ratified in the loan approval process and subsequently tested in internal credit reviews, external audits and regulatory bank examinations. The system requires the rating of all loans at the time they are originated or acquired, except for homogeneous categories of loans, such as residential real estate mortgage loans and consumer loans. These homogeneous loans are assigned an initial rating based on the Company’s experience with each type of loan. The Company adjusts the ratings of the homogeneous loans based on payment experience subsequent to their origination.
	The Company includes adversely rated credits, including loans requiring close monitoring that would not normally be considered classified credits by the Company’s regulators, on its monthly loan watch list. Loans may be added to the Company’s watch list for reasons that are temporary and correctable, such as the absence of current financial statements of the borrower or a deficiency in loan documentation. Loans may also be added to the Company’s watch list whenever any adverse circumstance is detected which might affect the borrower’s ability to comply with the contractual terms of the loan. The delinquency of a scheduled loan payment, deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition identified in a review of periodic financial statements, a decrease in the value of the collateral securing the loan, or a change in the economic environment within which the borrower operates could initiate the addition of a loan to the Company’s watch list. Loans on the Company’s watch list require periodic detailed loan status reports prepared by the responsible officer which are discussed in formal meetings with credit review and credit administration staff members. Upgrades and downgrades of loan risk ratings may be initiated by the responsible loan officer. However, upgrades of risk ratings associated with significant credit relationships and/or problem credit relationships may only be made with the concurrence of appropriate regional credit officers.
	Under the Company’s risk rating system, special mention loans are those loans that do not currently expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant classification as substandard, troubled debt restructuring (TDR) or nonaccrual, but possess weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. Substandard loans include those loans characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. A loan is classified as a TDR when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties that lead to the restructuring of a loan, and the Company grants concessions to the borrower in the restructuring that it would not otherwise consider. Loans classified as TDRs which are accruing interest are classified as performing TDRs. Loans classified as TDRs which are not accruing interest are classified as nonperforming TDRs and are included with all other nonaccrual loans for presentation purposes. Loans classified as nonaccrual have all the weaknesses inherent in those loans classified as substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of the currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass-rated loans.
	The following tables present the credit exposure of the loan portfolio by internally assigned credit grade and payment activity as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
	Commercial Loan Portfolio	Commercial				Real Estate			Multi-family			Commercial			Total
	Credit Exposure by Internally Assigned Credit Grade	and				Construction						Real Estate
		Industrial				and
						Development
						(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Pass	$	553,028			41,608			72,927			932,267			1,599,830
	Special mention	11,170				3,140			—			28,040			42,350
	Substandard	7,444				73,285			555			17,366			98,650
	Performing troubled debt restructuring	—				—			28,070			4,550			32,620
	Nonaccrual	11,897				7,300			1,810			21,310			42,317
	Total	$	583,539			125,333			103,362			1,003,533			1,815,767
	December 31, 2012:
Pass	$	572,248			45,356			67,690			858,101			1,543,395
Special mention	10,580				6,076			220			70,450			87,326
Substandard	8,423				81,364			773			13,868			104,428
Performing troubled debt restructuring	—				10,031			28,240			10,741			49,012
Nonaccrual	19,050				32,152			6,761			16,520			74,483
Total	$	610,301			174,979			103,684			969,680			1,858,644
One-to-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank and Home Equity Loan Portfolio	Bank				Home			Total
Credit Exposure by Internally Assigned Credit Grade	Portfolio				Equity
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
September 30, 2013:
Pass	$	83,724			334,491			418,215
Special mention	6,465				334			6,799
Substandard	193				1,750			1,943
Performing troubled debt restructuring	704				—			704
Nonaccrual	5,893				6,145			12,038
Total	$	96,979			342,720			439,699
December 31, 2012:
Pass	$	107,625			342,321			449,946
Special mention	4,405				216			4,621
Substandard	1,787				3,250			5,037
Performing troubled debt restructuring	1,611				—			1,611
Nonaccrual	6,910				8,671			15,581
Total	$	122,338			354,458			476,796
One-to-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Division	Mortgage				Consumer			Total
and Consumer and Installment Loan Portfolio	Division				and
Credit Exposure by Payment Activity	Portfolio				Installment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
September 30, 2013:
Pass	$	386,719			18,455			405,174
Substandard	4,291				—			4,291
Performing troubled debt restructuring	76,908				—			76,908
Nonaccrual	16,772				6			16,778
Total	$	484,690			18,461			503,151
December 31, 2012:
Pass	$	405,270			19,175			424,445
Substandard	6,627				—			6,627
Performing troubled debt restructuring	78,294				—			78,294
Nonaccrual	19,780				28			19,808
Total	$	509,971			19,203			529,174
Impaired Loans. Loans deemed to be impaired include performing TDRs and nonaccrual loans. Impaired loans with outstanding balances equal to or greater than $500,000 are evaluated individually for impairment. For these loans, the Company measures the level of impairment based on the present value of the estimated projected cash flows or the estimated value of the collateral. If the current valuation is lower than the current book balance of the loan, the amount of the difference is evaluated for possible charge-off. In instances where management determines that a charge-off is not appropriate, a specific reserve is established for the individual loan in question. This specific reserve is included as a part of the overall allowance for loan losses.
The following tables present the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, related allowance for loan losses, average recorded investment and interest income recognized while on impaired status for impaired loans without a related allowance for loan losses and for impaired loans with a related allowance for loan losses by loan classification at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
	Recorded				Unpaid			Related			Average			Interest
	Investment				Principal			Allowance for			Recorded			Income
					Balance			Loan Losses			Investment			Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
September 30, 2013:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	3,222			4,456			—			4,164			1
Real estate construction and development	5,619				23,133			—			24,620			418
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio	—				—			—			—			34
Mortgage Division portfolio	9,098				18,483			—			9,365			—
Home equity	601				632			—			672			—
Multi-family residential	28,513				28,778			—			30,896			921
Commercial real estate	20,521				25,170			—			18,925			243
Consumer and installment	—				—			—			—			—
	67,574				100,652			—			88,642			1,617
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	8,675				23,419			461			11,213			—
Real estate construction and development	1,681				4,246			369			7,365			—
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio	6,597				8,295			301			7,489			—
Mortgage Division portfolio	84,582				94,399			10,562			87,061			1,481
Home equity	5,544				6,396			1,229			6,200			—
Multi-family residential	1,367				1,371			1,159			1,481			—
Commercial real estate	5,339				8,553			1,282			4,924			20
Consumer and installment	6				6			—			23			—
	113,791				146,685			15,363			125,756			1,501
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	11,897				27,875			461			15,377			1
Real estate construction and development	7,300				27,379			369			31,985			418
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio	6,597				8,295			301			7,489			34
Mortgage Division portfolio	93,680				112,882			10,562			96,426			1,481
Home equity	6,145				7,028			1,229			6,872			—
Multi-family residential	29,880				30,149			1,159			32,377			921
Commercial real estate	25,860				33,723			1,282			23,849			263
Consumer and installment	6				6			—			23			—
	$	181,365			247,337			15,363			214,398			3,118
	Recorded				Unpaid			Related			Average			Interest
	Investment				Principal			Allowance for			Recorded			Income
					Balance			Loan Losses			Investment			Recognized
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
December 31, 2012:
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	6,451			24,287			—			12,369			215
Real estate construction and development	39,706				74,044			—			59,094			561
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio	1,611				1,690			—			2,166			32
Mortgage Division portfolio	10,255				22,102			—			10,308			—
Home equity	1,382				1,507			—			1,232			—
Multi-family residential	33,709				37,206			—			13,682			280
Commercial real estate	18,808				24,279			—			35,959			1,160
Consumer and installment	—				—			—			—			—
	111,922				185,115			—			134,810			2,248
With A Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	12,599				19,255			676			24,157			—
Real estate construction and development	2,477				10,221			1,452			3,687			114
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio	6,910				8,655			284			9,288			—
Mortgage Division portfolio	87,819				96,931			11,574			88,277			2,050
Home equity	7,289				8,188			1,784			6,500			—
Multi-family residential	1,292				1,403			1,138			524			—
Commercial real estate	8,453				12,909			1,043			16,161			11
Consumer and installment	28				28			1			51			—
	126,867				157,590			17,952			148,645			2,175
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	19,050				43,542			676			36,526			215
Real estate construction and development	42,183				84,265			1,452			62,781			675
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio	8,521				10,345			284			11,454			32
Mortgage Division portfolio	98,074				119,033			11,574			98,585			2,050
Home equity	8,671				9,695			1,784			7,732			—
Multi-family residential	35,001				38,609			1,138			14,206			280
Commercial real estate	27,261				37,188			1,043			52,120			1,171
Consumer and installment	28				28			1			51			—
	$	238,789			342,705			17,952			283,455			4,423
Recorded investment represents the Company’s investment in its impaired loans reduced by cumulative charge-offs recorded against the allowance for loan losses on these same loans. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had recorded charge-offs of $66.0 million and $103.9 million, respectively, on its impaired loans, representing the difference between the unpaid principal balance and the recorded investment reflected in the tables above. The unpaid principal balance represents the principal amount contractually owed to the Company by the borrowers on the impaired loans.
Troubled Debt Restructurings. In the ordinary course of business, the Company modifies loan terms across loan types, including both consumer and commercial loans, for a variety of reasons. Modifications to consumer loans may include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rate, maturity, amortization and financial covenants. In the original underwriting, loan terms are established that represent the then current and projected financial condition of the borrower. Over any period of time, modifications to these loan terms may be required due to changes in the original underwriting assumptions. These changes may include the financial covenants of the borrower as well as underwriting standards.
Loan modifications are generally performed at the request of the borrower, whether commercial or consumer, and may include reductions in interest rates, changes in payments and maturity date extensions. Although the Company does not have formal, standardized loan modification programs for its commercial or consumer loan portfolios, it addresses loan modifications on a case-by-case basis and also participates in the U.S. Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). HAMP gives qualifying homeowners an opportunity to refinance into more affordable monthly payments, with the U.S. Treasury compensating the Company for a portion of the reduction in monthly amounts due from borrowers participating in this program. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had $73.7 million and $75.7 million, respectively, of modified loans in the HAMP program.
For a loan modification to be classified as a TDR, all of the following conditions must be present: (1) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, (2) the Company makes a concession to the original contractual loan terms and (3) the Company would not consider the concessions but for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulty. Modifications of loan terms to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty are made in an attempt to protect as much of the investment in the loan as possible. These modifications are generally made to either prevent a loan from becoming nonaccrual or to return a nonaccrual loan to performing status based on the expectations that the borrower can adequately perform in accordance with the modified terms.
The determination of whether a modification should be classified as a TDR requires significant judgment after taking into consideration all facts and circumstances surrounding the transaction. No single characteristic or factor, taken alone, is determinative of whether a modification should be classified as a TDR. The fact that a single characteristic is present is not considered sufficient to overcome the preponderance of contrary evidence. Assuming all of the TDR criteria are met, the Company considers one or more of the following concessions to the loan terms to represent a TDR: (1) a reduction of the stated interest rate, (2) an extension of the maturity date or dates at a stated interest rate lower than the current market rate for a new loan with similar terms or (3) forgiveness of principal or accrued interest.
Loans renegotiated at a rate equal to or greater than that of a new loan with comparable risk at the time the contract is modified are excluded from TDR classification in the calendar years subsequent to the renegotiation if the loan is in compliance with the modified terms for at least six months.
The Company does not accrue interest on any TDRs unless it believes collection of all principal and interest under the modified terms is reasonably assured. Generally, six months of consecutive payment performance by the borrower under the restructured terms is required before a TDR is returned to accrual status. However, the period could vary depending upon the individual facts and circumstances of the loan. TDRs accruing interest are classified as performing TDRs. The following table presents the categories of performing TDRs as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
	September 30,				December 31,
	2013				2012
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Real estate construction and development	$	—			10,031
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	77,612				79,905
Multi-family residential	28,070				28,240
Commercial real estate	4,550				10,741
Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	110,232			128,917
The Company does not accrue interest on TDRs which have been modified for a period less than six months or are not in compliance with the modified terms. These loans are considered nonperforming TDRs and are included with other nonaccrual loans for classification purposes. The following table presents the categories of loans considered nonperforming TDRs as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
	September 30,				December 31,
	2013				2012
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	726			1,004
Real estate construction and development	3,906				26,557
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	6,450				7,105
Multi-family residential	—				2,482
Commercial real estate	662				2,862
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$	11,744			40,010
Both performing and nonperforming TDRs are considered to be impaired loans. When an individual loan is determined to be a TDR, the amount of impairment is based upon the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the underlying collateral less applicable selling costs. The impairment amount is either charged off as a reduction to the allowance for loan losses or provided for as a specific reserve within the allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses allocated to TDRs was $8.8 million and $9.5 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
The following tables present loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013										Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Number		Pre-				Post-				Number		Pre-			Post-
	of		Modification				Modification				of		Modification			Modification
	Contracts		Outstanding				Outstanding				Contracts		Outstanding			Outstanding
			Recorded				Recorded						Recorded			Recorded
			Investment				Investment						Investment			Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications Classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	—		$	—			$	—			1		$	640		$	640
Real estate construction and development	—		—				—				2		5,460			5,280
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	15		3,405				3,095				13		2,069			2,065
Commercial real estate	—		—				—				2		4,947			4,947
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013										Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Number		Pre-				Post-				Number		Pre-			Post-
	of		Modification				Modification				of		Modification			Modification
	Contracts		Outstanding				Outstanding				Contracts		Outstanding			Outstanding
			Recorded				Recorded						Recorded			Recorded
			Investment				Investment						Investment			Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Loan Modifications Classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	2		$	246			$	201			1		$	640		$	640
Real estate construction and development	—		—				—				4		6,263			5,670
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	35		8,275				7,637				42		7,496			7,443
Commercial real estate	—		—				—				3		9,965			9,965
The following tables present TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2013						September 30, 2012
	Number of		Recorded				Number of		Recorded
	Contracts		Investment				Contracts		Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	1		$	156			—		$	—
Real estate construction and development	—		—				—		—
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	14		3,016				11		2,155
	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2013						September 30, 2012
	Number of		Recorded				Number of		Recorded
	Contracts		Investment				Contracts		Investment
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	1		$	156			—		$	—
Real estate construction and development	—		—				3		1,364
Real estate mortgage:
One-to-four-family residential	43		7,937				39		8,049
Upon default of a TDR, which is considered to be 90 days or more past due under the modified terms, impairment is measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral less applicable selling costs. The impairment amount is either charged off as a reduction to the allowance for loan losses or provided for as a specific reserve within the allowance for loan losses.
Allowance for Loan Losses. Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 30,							September 30,
	2013				2012			2013			2012
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	85,633			120,227			91,602			137,710
Loans charged-off	(7,040		)		(13,927	)		(20,794	)		(48,327	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	5,684				7,902			13,469			22,819
Net loans charged-off	(1,356		)		(6,025	)		(7,325	)		(25,508	)
Provision for loan losses	—				—			—			2,000
Balance, end of period	$	84,277			114,202			84,277			114,202
The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013:
	Commercial				Real Estate			One-to-			Multi-			Commercial		Consumer		Total
	and				Construction			Four-Family			Family			Real Estate		and
	Industrial				and			Residential			Residential					Installment
					Development
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	13,966			11,412			35,266			4,122			20,573		294		85,633
Charge-offs	(2,241		)		—			(2,256	)		—			(2,488	)	(55	)	(7,040	)
Recoveries	1,773				2,557			879			—			443		32		5,684
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	526				(4,967	)		824			39			3,551		27		—
Ending balance	$	14,024			9,002			34,713			4,161			22,079		298		84,277
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	13,572			14,434			38,897			4,252			20,048		399		91,602
Charge-offs	(3,927		)		(448	)		(10,983	)		(162	)		(5,121	)	(153	)	(20,794	)
Recoveries	3,863				4,273			3,398			141			1,683		111		13,469
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	516				(9,257	)		3,401			(70	)		5,469		(59	)	—
Ending balance	$	14,024			9,002			34,713			4,161			22,079		298		84,277
The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:
	Commercial				Real Estate			One-to-			Multi-			Commercial		Consumer		Total
	and				Construction			Four-Family			Family			Real Estate		and
	Industrial				and			Residential			Residential					Installment
					Development
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	22,015			21,829			43,702			4,816			27,471		394		120,227
Charge-offs	(2,475		)		(2,495	)		(6,178	)		(143	)		(2,636	)	—		(13,927	)
Recoveries	4,907				534			1,579			1			827		54		7,902
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	(3,179		)		(37	)		3,311			388			(440	)	(43	)	—
Ending balance	$	21,268			19,831			42,414			5,062			25,222		405		114,202
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	27,243			24,868			50,864			4,851			29,448		436		137,710
Charge-offs	(12,708		)		(8,918	)		(15,094	)		(1,312	)		(10,026	)	(269	)	(48,327	)
Recoveries	10,651				4,253			4,054			44			3,673		144		22,819
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	(3,918		)		(372	)		2,590			1,479			2,127		94		2,000
Ending balance	$	21,268			19,831			42,414			5,062			25,222		405		114,202
The following table represents a summary of the impairment method used by loan category at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
	Commercial				Real Estate			One-to-			Multi-			Commercial		Consumer		Total
	and				Construction			Four-Family			Family			Real Estate		and
	Industrial				and			Residential			Residential					Installment
					Development
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
September 30, 2013:
Allowance for loan losses:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—			86			2,945			—			279		—		3,310
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	461				283			9,147			1,159			1,003		—		12,053
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,563				8,633			22,621			3,002			20,797		298		68,914
Total	$	14,024			9,002			34,713			4,161			22,079		298		84,277
Financing receivables:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	3,587			5,911			12,310			28,756			20,805		—		71,369
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	8,310				1,389			94,112			1,124			5,055		6		109,996
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	571,642				118,033			817,967			73,482			977,673		18,455		2,577,252
Total	$	583,539			125,333			924,389			103,362			1,003,533		18,461		2,758,617
December 31, 2012:
Allowance for loan losses:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	75			121			3,187			33			182		—		3,598
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	601				1,331			10,455			1,105			861		1		14,354
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	12,896				12,982			25,255			3,114			19,005		398		73,650
Total	$	13,572			14,434			38,897			4,252			20,048		399		91,602
Financing receivables:
Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	7,884			39,155			16,843			34,636			20,965		—		119,483
Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	11,166				3,028			98,423			365			6,296		28		119,306
All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	591,251				132,796			871,501			68,683			942,419		19,175		2,625,825
Total	$	610,301			174,979			986,767			103,684			969,680		19,203		2,864,614

GOODWILL

GOODWILL	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
GOODWILL	'
	GOODWILL
	Goodwill was $107.3 million and $125.3 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Company allocated goodwill to the sale of the ABS line of business of $18.0 million, which is included in assets of discontinued operations at September 30, 2013. The Company allocated goodwill to the sale of the Northern Florida Region of $700,000, which was completed in April 2013 and is included in assets of discontinued operations at December 31, 2012. First Bank did not record goodwill impairment for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

SERVICING_RIGHTS

SERVICING RIGHTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Servicing Asset [Abstract]	'
SERVICING RIGHTS	'
	SERVICING RIGHTS
	Mortgage Banking Activities. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, First Bank serviced mortgage loans for others totaling $1.32 billion and $1.27 billion, respectively. Changes in mortgage servicing rights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Balance, beginning of period	$	12,341		8,959		9,152		9,077
	Originated mortgage servicing rights	942			1,329		3,059		3,322
	Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	1,160			(1,484	)	3,467		(2,283	)
	Other changes in fair value (2)	(593		)	(616	)	(1,828	)	(1,928	)
	Balance, end of period	$	13,850		8,188		13,850		8,188
	____________________
	-1	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
	-2	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.
	Other Servicing Activities. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, First Bank serviced United States Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for others totaling $143.3 million and $159.6 million, respectively. Changes in SBA servicing rights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Balance, beginning of period	$	5,192		6,223		5,640		6,303
	Originated SBA servicing rights	—			—		—		—
	Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	(127		)	148		(163	)	437
	Other changes in fair value (2)	(157		)	(465	)	(569	)	(834	)
	Balance, end of period	$	4,908		5,906		4,908		5,906
	____________________
	-1	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
	-2	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS	'
	DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
	The Company utilizes derivative instruments to assist in the management of interest rate sensitivity by modifying the repricing, maturity and option characteristics of certain assets and liabilities. The following table summarizes derivative instruments held by the Company, their notional amount, estimated fair values and their location in the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
							Derivatives in Other Assets				Derivatives in Other Liabilities
		Notional Amount					Fair Value Gain (Loss)				Fair Value Loss
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	$	8,731		12,149		7		87		(7	)	(87	)
	Interest rate lock commitments	27,118			59,932		743		1,837		—		—
	Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	39,300			107,700		(637	)	(305	)	—		—
	Total	$	75,149		179,781		113		1,619		(7	)	(87	)
	Customer Interest Rate Swap Agreements. First Bank offers interest rate swap agreements to certain customers to assist in hedging their risks of adverse changes in interest rates. First Bank serves as an intermediary between its customers and the financial markets. Each interest rate swap agreement between First Bank and its customers is offset by an interest rate swap agreement between First Bank and various counterparties. These interest rate swap agreements do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Changes in the fair value are recognized in noninterest income on a monthly basis. Each customer contract is paired with an offsetting contract, and as such, there is no significant impact to net income. The notional amount of these interest rate swap agreement contracts at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $8.7 million and $12.1 million, respectively.
	Interest Rate Lock Commitments / Forward Commitments to Sell Mortgage-Backed Securities. Derivative instruments issued by the Company consist of interest rate lock commitments to originate fixed-rate loans to be sold. Commitments to originate fixed-rate loans consist primarily of residential real estate loans. These net loan commitments and loans held for sale are hedged with forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities, which expire in December 2013. The fair value of the interest rate lock commitments, which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, was an unrealized gain of $743,000 and $1.8 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The fair value of the forward contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities, which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, was an unrealized loss of $637,000 and $305,000 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Changes in the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities are recognized in noninterest income on a monthly basis.
	The following table summarizes amounts included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 related to non-hedging derivative instruments:
	Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:		Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized
			in Operations on Derivatives	in Operations on Derivatives
				Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
				September 30,					September 30,
				2013			2012		2013		2012
				(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Interest rate swap agreements		Other noninterest income	$	—		(8	)	—		(49	)
	Customer interest rate swap agreements		Other noninterest income	—			—		—		3
	Interest rate lock commitments		Gain on loans sold and held for sale	675			1,192		(1,094	)	2,901
	Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		Gain on loans sold and held for sale	(3,115		)	(1,165	)	(332	)	(1,593	)

NOTES_PAYABLE_AND_OTHER_BORROW

NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS	'
	NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS
	Notes Payable. On March 20, 2013, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit Note and a Stock Pledge Agreement (the Credit Agreement) with Investors of America Limited Partnership (Investors of America, LP), as further described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. The agreement provides for a $5.0 million secured revolving line of credit to be utilized for general working capital needs. This borrowing arrangement, which has a maturity date of March 31, 2014 and an interest rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points, is intended to supplement, on a contingent basis, the parent company’s overall level of unrestricted cash to cover the parent company’s projected operating expenses should the parent company's existing cash resources become insufficient in the future. There have been no balances outstanding under the Credit Agreement since its inception.
	Other Borrowings. Other borrowings were comprised solely of daily securities sold under agreement to repurchase of $37.1 million and $26.0 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

SUBORDINATED_DEBENTURES

SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Subordinated Borrowings [Abstract]	'
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES	'
	SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
	As of September 30, 2013, the Company had 13 affiliated Delaware or Connecticut statutory and business trusts (collectively, the Trusts) that were created for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities were issued in private placements, with the exception of First Preferred Capital Trust IV, which was issued in a publicly underwritten offering. The following is a summary of the junior subordinated debentures issued to the Trusts in conjunction with the trust preferred securities offerings at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
	Name of Trust		Issuance Date	Maturity Date	Call Date (1)	Interest Rate (2)	Trust Preferred Securities		Subordinated Debentures
							(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Variable Rate
	First Bank Statutory Trust II		Sep-04	September 20, 2034	September 20, 2009	205.0 bp	$	20,000	$	20,619
	Royal Oaks Capital Trust I		Oct-04	January 7, 2035	January 7, 2010	240.0 bp	4,000		4,124
	First Bank Statutory Trust III		Nov-04	December 15, 2034	December 15, 2009	218.0 bp	40,000		41,238
	First Bank Statutory Trust IV		Mar-06	March 15, 2036	March 15, 2011	142.0 bp	40,000		41,238
	First Bank Statutory Trust V		Apr-06	June 15, 2036	June 15, 2011	145.0 bp	20,000		20,619
	First Bank Statutory Trust VI		Jun-06	July 7, 2036	July 7, 2011	165.0 bp	25,000		25,774
	First Bank Statutory Trust VII		Dec-06	December 15, 2036	December 15, 2011	185.0 bp	50,000		51,547
	First Bank Statutory Trust VIII		Feb-07	March 30, 2037	March 30, 2012	161.0 bp	25,000		25,774
	First Bank Statutory Trust X		Aug-07	September 15, 2037	September 15, 2012	230.0 bp	15,000		15,464
	First Bank Statutory Trust IX		Sep-07	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	225.0 bp	25,000		25,774
	First Bank Statutory Trust XI		Sep-07	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	285.0 bp	10,000		10,310
	Fixed Rate
	First Bank Statutory Trust		Mar-03	March 20, 2033	March 20, 2008	8.10%	25,000		25,774
	First Preferred Capital Trust IV		Apr-03	June 30, 2033	June 30, 2008	8.15%	46,000		47,423
	____________________
	-1	The junior subordinated debentures are callable at the option of the Company on the call date shown at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
	-2	The interest rates paid on the trust preferred securities are based on either a variable rate or a fixed rate. The variable rate is based on the three-month LIBOR plus the basis point spread shown.
	The Company’s distributions accrued on the junior subordinated debentures were $3.8 million and $11.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $3.7 million and $11.1 million for the comparable periods in 2012, and are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The structure of the trust preferred securities currently satisfies the regulatory requirements for inclusion, subject to certain limitations, in the Company’s capital base, as further discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.
	On August 10, 2009, the Company announced the deferral of its regularly scheduled interest payments on its outstanding junior subordinated debentures relating to its $345.0 million of trust preferred securities beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly interest payments that would otherwise have been made in September and October, 2009. The terms of the junior subordinated debentures and the related trust indentures allow the Company to defer such payments of interest for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods without triggering a payment default or penalty. The current allowable 20 consecutive quarterly deferral period ends with the respective payment dates of the trust preferred securities in September and October, 2014. Thus, unless the Company resumes payment of interest on its junior subordinated debentures relating to its trust preferred securities and pays all cumulative interest that has been deferred by the respective payment dates of the trust preferred securities in September and October, 2014, the Company will trigger a payment default or penalty, and the trustee under the indentures will have the right and may elect to declare the entire outstanding amount of both principal and interest immediately due and payable. Such payment default or penalty would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
	The Company has deferred such payments for 17 quarterly periods as of September 30, 2013. The Company has deferred $52.9 million and $43.8 million of its regularly scheduled interest payments as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. In addition, the Company has accrued additional interest expense of $6.0 million and $3.9 million as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, on the regularly scheduled deferred interest payments based on the interest rate in effect for each junior subordinated note issuance in accordance with the respective terms of the underlying agreements. The Company currently lacks the source of income and the liquidity to make interest payments on the subordinated debentures associated with its trust preferred securities. Given restrictions placed upon First Bank, including regulatory restrictions, it may not be able to provide the Company with dividends in an amount sufficient to pay the cumulative deferred interest by the respective payment dates of the trust preferred securities in September and October, 2014. In such case, the Company would have to pursue alternative funding sources, but there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to identify and obtain alternative funding due to the uncertainty that such alternative funding sources would be available to the Company on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Company.
	During the deferral period, the Company may not, among other things and with limited exceptions, pay cash dividends on or repurchase its common stock or preferred stock nor make any payment on outstanding debt obligations that rank equally with or junior to the junior subordinated debentures. Accordingly, the Company also suspended the payment of cash dividends on its outstanding common stock and preferred stock beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payments on the preferred stock that would otherwise have been made in August and September, 2009, as further described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.
	Under its agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRB), the Company agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB, including, but not limited to, prior notice regarding the issuance of additional trust preferred securities. The Company also agreed not to make any distributions of interest or other sums on its outstanding trust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB, as further described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company is unable to predict whether or when the FRB will grant approval to the Company to make any such interest payments. As such, if the Company triggers a payment default or penalty, and the trustee under the indentures elects to declare the entire outstanding amount of both principal and interest immediately due and payable, there is a substantial risk that the Company would not be able to meet its financial commitments and related contractual obligations associated with its junior subordinated debentures, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	'
	STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Common Stock. There is no established public trading market for the Company’s common stock. Various trusts, which were established by and are administered by and for the benefit of the Company’s Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family (including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company), own all of the voting stock of the Company.
	Preferred Stock. The Company has four classes of preferred stock outstanding. The Class A Convertible Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock, or Class A Preferred Stock, is convertible into shares of common stock at a rate based on the ratio of the par value of the preferred stock to the current market value of the common stock at the date of conversion, to be determined by independent appraisal at the time of conversion. Shares of Class A Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Company at any time at 105.0% of par value. The Class B Non-Convertible Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock, or Class B Preferred Stock, may not be redeemed or converted. The holders of the Class A and Class B Preferred Stock have full voting rights. Dividends on the Class A and Class B Preferred Stock are adjustable quarterly based on the highest of the Treasury Bill Rate or the Ten Year Constant Maturity Rate for the two-week period immediately preceding the beginning of the quarter. This rate shall not be less than 6.0% nor more than 12.0% on the Class A Preferred Stock, or less than 7.0% nor more than 15.0% on the Class B Preferred Stock. Effective August 10, 2009, the Company suspended the declaration of dividends on its Class A and Class B Preferred Stock.
	On December 31, 2008, the Company issued 295,400 shares of Class C Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class C Preferred Stock) and 14,770 shares of Class D Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Class D Preferred Stock) to the United States Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury) in conjunction with the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program’s Capital Purchase Program (CPP). The Class C Preferred Stock has a par value of $1.00 per share and a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The holders of the Class C Preferred Stock have no voting rights except in certain limited circumstances. The Class C Preferred Stock carries an annual dividend rate equal to 5% for the first five years and the annual dividend rate increases to 9% per annum on and after February 15, 2014, payable quarterly in arrears beginning February 15, 2009. The Class D Preferred Stock has a par value of $1.00 per share and a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The holders of the Class D Preferred Stock have no voting rights except in certain limited circumstances. The Class D Preferred Stock carries an annual dividend rate equal to 9%, payable quarterly in arrears beginning February 15, 2009. The Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock qualify as Tier 1 capital. Effective February 17, 2009, the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time without penalty and without the need to raise new capital, subject to consultation with the Company’s primary regulatory agency. The Class D Preferred Stock may not be redeemed until all of the outstanding shares of the Class C Preferred Stock have been redeemed. In addition, prior to the U.S. Treasury's sale of the Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock (as further described below), the U.S. Treasury had certain supervisory and oversight duties and responsibilities under the CPP and, pursuant to the terms of the agreement governing the issuance of the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock to the U.S. Treasury (Purchase Agreement), the U.S. Treasury was empowered to unilaterally amend any provision of the Purchase Agreement with the Company to the extent required to comply with any changes in applicable federal statutes. As a result of the Company’s deferral of dividends to the U.S. Treasury for an aggregate of six quarters, the U.S. Treasury had the right to elect two directors to the Company’s Board. On July 13, 2011, the U.S. Treasury elected two members to the Company’s Board of Directors.
	During the third quarter of 2013, the U.S. Treasury completed two auctions that resulted in the sale of the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock to unaffiliated third party investors. On August 12, 2013, the U.S. Treasury completed its first auction, selling approximately 96% of the Class C Preferred Stock and all of the Class D Preferred Stock. On September 25, 2013, the U.S. Treasury completed its second auction of the remaining 4% of the Class C Preferred Stock. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale and the sale did not have any effect on the terms of the outstanding Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock, including the Company's obligation to satisfy accrued and unpaid dividends prior to the payment of any dividend or other distribution to holders of junior or parity stock (including the Company's common stock, Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock), and an increase in the dividend rate on the Class C Preferred Stock from 5% to 9%, commencing with the dividend payment date of February 15, 2014. Furthermore, the sale of the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock did not have any effect on the Company's regulatory capital, financial condition or results of operations.
	The Company allocated the total proceeds received under the CPP of $295.4 million to the Class C Preferred Stock and the Class D Preferred Stock based on the relative fair values of the respective classes of preferred stock at the time of issuance. The discount on the Class C Preferred Stock of $17.3 million is being accreted to retained earnings on a level-yield basis over five years. Accretion of the discount on the Class C Preferred Stock was $919,000 and $2.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to $893,000 and $2.7 million for the comparable periods in 2012.
	The redemption of any issue of preferred stock requires the prior approval of the Federal Reserve. The Purchase Agreement that the Company entered into with the U.S. Treasury contains limitations on certain actions of the Company, including, but not limited to, payment of dividends and redemptions and acquisitions of the Company’s equity securities. In addition, the Company, under its agreement with the FRB, has agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB including, but not limited to, notice of plans to materially change its fundamental business and notice to raise additional equity capital. Furthermore, the Company agreed not to pay any dividends on its common or preferred stock without the prior approval of the FRB, as further described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.
	In conjunction with the deferral of its regularly scheduled interest payments on its outstanding junior subordinated debentures on August 10, 2009, as further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company also began suspending the payment of cash dividends on its outstanding preferred stock beginning with the regularly scheduled quarterly dividend payments on the preferred stock that would otherwise have been made in August and September 2009. The Company has deferred such payments for 17 quarterly periods as of September 30, 2013. Consequently, the Company has suspended the declaration of dividends on its Class A and Class B preferred stock, but continues to declare and accumulate dividends on its Class C Preferred Stock and its Class D Preferred Stock. The Company has declared and deferred $68.4 million and $56.3 million of its regularly scheduled dividend payments on its Class C Preferred Stock and Class D Preferred Stock at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and has declared and accrued an additional $8.4 million and $5.6 million of cumulative dividends on such deferred dividend payments at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
	During the first quarter of 2013, the Company reclassified certain of its available-for-sale investment securities to held-to-maturity investment securities at their respective fair values, which totaled $242.5 million, in aggregate, as further described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. The gross unrealized gain on these available-for-sale investment securities at the time of transfer was $5.0 million. The unrealized gain included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income was $2.8 million at the time of transfer, net of tax of $2.2 million. The fair value adjustment at the time of transfer of $5.0 million was recorded as additional premium on the investment securities, and is being amortized as an adjustment to interest income on investment securities over the remaining lives of the respective securities. The amortization of the unrealized gain reported in stockholders’ equity is also being amortized as an adjustment to interest income on investment securities over the remaining lives of the respective securities. Consequently, the combined amortization of the additional premium and the unrealized gain have no net impact on interest income on investment securities.
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013:
		Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance		Total
					(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013:
	Balance, beginning of period	$	15,337		(3,484	)	(2,250	)	9,603
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(1,363		)	30		(1,117	)	(2,450	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(60		)	—		—		(60	)
	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,423		)	30		(1,117	)	(2,510	)
	Balance, end of period	$	13,914		(3,454	)	(3,367	)	7,093
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013:
	Balance, beginning of period	$	35,186		(3,544	)	13,617		45,259
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(21,026		)	90		(16,984	)	(37,920	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(246		)	—		—		(246	)
	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(21,272		)	90		(16,984	)	(38,166	)
	Balance, end of period	$	13,914		(3,454	)	(3,367	)	7,093
	The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:
		Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance		Total
					(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
	Balance, beginning of period	$	30,971		(2,591	)	5,504		33,884
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	2,266			21		7,101		9,388
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(422		)	—		—		(422	)
	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,844			21		7,101		8,966
	Balance, end of period	$	32,815		(2,570	)	12,605		42,850
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
	Balance, beginning of period	$	19,437		(2,633	)	(738	)	16,066
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	14,136			63		13,343		27,542
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(758		)	—		—		(758	)
	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	13,378			63		13,343		26,784
	Balance, end of period	$	32,815		(2,570	)	12,605		42,850

REGULATORY_CAPITAL_AND_OTHER_R

REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Banking and Thrift [Abstract]	'
REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS	'
	REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS
	Regulatory Capital. The Company and First Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the operations and financial condition of the Company and First Bank. Under these capital requirements, the Company and First Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.
	Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and First Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets.
	The Company did not meet the minimum regulatory capital standards established for bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company must maintain minimum total regulatory, Tier 1 regulatory and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below in order to meet the minimum capital adequacy standards.
	First Bank was categorized as well capitalized at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 under the prompt corrective action provisions of the regulatory capital standards. First Bank must maintain minimum total regulatory, Tier 1 regulatory and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below in order to be categorized as well capitalized.
	At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company's and First Bank’s required and actual capital ratios were as follows:
												To be Well
		Actual								For Capital Adequacy Purposes		Capitalized
		September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012						Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	First Banks, Inc.	$	114,522	3.2	%	$	93,542	2.57	%	8	%	N/A
	First Bank	659,624		18.42		626,177		17.18		8		10	%
	Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	First Banks, Inc.	57,261		1.6		46,771		1.28		4		N/A
	First Bank	614,332		17.15		580,026		15.92		4		6
	Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
	First Banks, Inc.	57,261		0.94		46,771		0.73		4		N/A
	First Bank	614,332		10.09		580,026		9.13		4		5
	As noted above, the Company’s capital ratios are below the minimum regulatory capital standards established for bank holding companies, and therefore, the Company could be subject to additional actions by regulators that could have a direct material effect on the operations and financial condition of the Company and First Bank.
	Regulatory Agreements. On March 24, 2010, the Company, SFC and First Bank entered into a Written Agreement (Agreement) with the FRB requiring the Company and First Bank to take certain steps intended to improve their overall financial condition. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company prepared and filed with the FRB a number of specific plans designed to strengthen and/or address the following matters: (i) board oversight over the management and operations of the Company and First Bank; (ii) credit risk management practices; (iii) lending and credit administration policies and procedures; (iv) asset improvement; (v) capital; (vi) earnings and overall financial condition; and (vii) liquidity and funds management.
	The Agreement requires, among other things, that the Company and First Bank obtain prior approval from the FRB in order to pay dividends. In addition, the Company must obtain prior approval from the FRB to: (i) take any other form of payment from First Bank representing a reduction in capital of First Bank; (ii) make any distributions of interest, principal or other sums on junior subordinated debentures or trust preferred securities; (iii) incur, increase or guarantee any debt; or (iv) purchase or redeem any shares of the Company’s stock. The FRB has complete discretion to grant any such approval and therefore, it is not known whether the FRB will approve any request, including a request to make interest payments on the Company's subordinated debentures associated with its trust preferred securities, at any time in the future. As further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company will trigger a payment default or penalty on its junior subordinated debentures unless the Company resumes payment of interest and pays all cumulative interest that has been deferred by the respective payment dates in September and October, 2014.
	Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company and First Bank submitted a written plan to the FRB to maintain sufficient capital at the Company, on a consolidated basis, and at First Bank, on a standalone basis. In addition, the Agreement also provides that the Company and First Bank must notify the FRB if the regulatory capital ratios of either entity fall below those set forth in the capital plans that were accepted by the FRB, and specifically if First Bank falls below the criteria for being well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. The Company must also notify the FRB before appointing any new directors or senior executive officers or changing the responsibilities of any senior executive officer position. The Agreement also requires the Company and First Bank to comply with certain restrictions regarding indemnification and severance payments although First Bank has been notified, as of October 16, 2013, by the FRB that such restriction is no longer applicable to First Bank. The Agreement is specifically enforceable by the FRB in court.
	Prior to entering into the Agreement on March 24, 2010, the Company and First Bank had entered into a memorandum of understanding and an informal agreement, respectively, with the FRB and the Missouri Division of Finance (MDOF). Each of the agreements were characterized by regulatory authorities as informal actions that were neither published nor made publicly available by the agencies and are used when circumstances warrant a milder form of action than a formal supervisory action, such as a written agreement or cease and desist order. The memorandum of understanding with the FRB was replaced and superseded by the Agreement. The informal agreement with the MDOF, dated September 18, 2008, was terminated effective September 11, 2013.
	Under the terms of the prior memorandum of understanding with the FRB, the Company agreed, among other things, to provide certain information to the FRB including, but not limited to, financial performance updates, notice of plans to materially change its fundamental business and notice to issue trust preferred securities or raise additional equity capital. In addition, the Company agreed not to pay any dividends on its common or preferred stock or make any distributions of interest or other sums on its trust preferred securities without the prior approval of the FRB.
	First Bank, under its former informal agreement with the MDOF and the FRB, agreed to, among other things, prepare and submit plans and reports to the agencies regarding certain matters including, but not limited to, the performance of First Bank’s loan portfolio. In addition, First Bank agreed not to declare or pay any dividends or make certain other payments without the prior consent of the MDOF and the FRB, and was required to maintain its Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio at no less than 7.00%. First Bank’s Tier 1 capital to total assets ratio of 9.20% at December 31, 2012 exceeded the 7.00% minimum level required under the terms of the former informal agreement with the MDOF.
	While the Company and First Bank intend to take such actions as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the Agreement with the FRB, there can be no assurance that the Company and First Bank will be able to comply fully with the requirements of the Agreement, that compliance with the Agreement will not be more time consuming or more expensive than anticipated, that compliance with the Agreement will enable the Company and First Bank to maintain profitable operations, or that efforts to comply with the Agreement will not have adverse effects on the operations and financial condition of the Company or First Bank. If the Company or First Bank is unable to comply with the terms of the Agreement, the Company and First Bank could become subject to various requirements limiting the ability to develop new business lines, mandating additional capital, and/or requiring the sale of certain assets and liabilities. Failure of the Company or First Bank to meet these conditions could lead to further enforcement action by the regulatory agencies. The terms of any such additional regulatory actions, orders or agreements could have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES	'
	FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
	In accordance with ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value subsequent to initial recognition are grouped into three levels of inputs or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the reliability of assumptions used to determine fair value. The three input levels of the valuation hierarchy are as follows:
	Level 1 Inputs –	Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments in active markets.
	Level 2 Inputs –	Valuation is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
	Level 3 Inputs –	Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.
	The following describes valuation methodologies used to measure financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value, as well as the general classification of such financial instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy:
	Available-for-sale investment securities. Available-for-sale investment securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Available-for-sale investment securities included in Level 1 are valued using quoted market prices. Where quoted market prices are unavailable, the fair value included in Level 2 is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments obtained from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity and other relevant information.
	Loans held for sale. Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at fair value on a recurring basis. The determination of fair value is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments obtained from independent pricing vendors based on recent trading activity and other relevant information. Other loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market value, which is determined on an individual loan basis. The fair value is based on the prices secondary markets are offering for portfolios with similar characteristics. The Company classifies mortgage loans held for sale subjected to recurring fair value adjustments as recurring Level 2. The Company classifies other loans held for sale subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as nonrecurring Level 2.
	Impaired loans. The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and an allowance for loan losses is established. Loans are considered impaired when, in the judgment of management based on current information and events, it is probable that payment of all amounts due under the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. Acquired impaired loans are classified as nonaccrual loans and are initially measured at fair value with no allocated allowance for loan losses. An allowance for loan losses is recorded to the extent there is further credit deterioration subsequent to the acquisition date. In accordance with ASC Topic 820, impaired loans where an allowance is established based on the fair value of collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. Once a loan is identified as impaired, management measures the impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 310-10-35, “Receivables.” Impairment is measured by reference to an observable market price, if one exists, the expected future cash flows of an impaired loan discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or the fair value of the collateral for a collateral-dependent loan. In most cases, the Company measures fair value based on the value of the collateral securing the loan. Collateral may be in the form of real estate or personal property, including equipment and inventory. The vast majority of the collateral is real estate. The value of the collateral is determined based on third party appraisals as well as internal estimates. These measurements are classified as nonrecurring Level 3.
	Other real estate and repossessed assets. Certain other real estate and repossessed assets, upon initial recognition, are re-measured and reported at fair value through a charge-off to the allowance for loan losses based upon the estimated fair value of the other real estate. The fair value of other real estate, upon initial recognition, is estimated using Level 3 inputs based on third party appraisals, and where applicable, discounted based on management’s judgment taking into account current market conditions, distressed or forced sale price comparisons and other factors in effect at the time of valuation. The Company classifies other real estate and repossessed assets subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 3.
	Derivative instruments. Substantially all derivative instruments utilized by the Company are traded in over-the-counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available. Derivative instruments utilized by the Company include interest rate swap agreements, interest rate lock commitments and forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities. For these derivative instruments, fair value is based on market observable inputs utilizing pricing systems and valuation models, and where applicable, the values are compared to the market values calculated independently by the respective counterparties. The Company classifies its derivative instruments as Level 2.
	Servicing rights. The valuation of mortgage and SBA servicing rights is performed by an independent third party. The valuation models estimate the present value of estimated future net servicing income, using market-based discount rate assumptions, and utilize assumptions based on the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans, including principal balance, interest rate, weighted average life, and certain unobservable inputs, including cost to service, estimated prepayment speed rates and default rates. Changes in the fair value of servicing rights occur primarily due to the realization of expected cash flows, as well as changes in valuation inputs and assumptions. Significant increases (decreases) in any of the unobservable inputs would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value of the servicing rights. The Company classifies its servicing rights as Level 3.
	Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan is recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The unfunded plan allows participants to hypothetically invest in various specified investment options such as equity funds, international stock funds, capital appreciation funds, money market funds, bond funds, mid-cap value funds and growth funds. The nonqualified deferred compensation plan liability is valued based on quoted market prices of the underlying investments. The Company classifies its nonqualified deferred compensation plan liability as Level 1.
	Items Measured on a Recurring Basis. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are reflected in the following table:
		Fair Value Measurements
		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3	Fair Value
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Assets:
	Available-for-sale investment securities:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		276,034		—	276,034
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			1,098,229		—	1,098,229
	Commercial mortgage-backed	—			868		—	868
	State and political subdivisions	—			32,261		—	32,261
	Corporate notes	—			195,439		—	195,439
	Equity investments	1,456			—		—	1,456
	Mortgage loans held for sale	—			28,313		—	28,313
	Derivative instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	—			7		—	7
	Interest rate lock commitments	—			743		—	743
	Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—			(637	)	—	(637	)
	Servicing rights	—			—		18,758	18,758
	Total	$	1,456		1,631,257		18,758	1,651,471
	Liabilities:
	Derivative instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	$	—		7		—	7
	Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	6,261			—		—	6,261
	Total	$	6,261		7		—	6,268
	December 31, 2012:
	Assets:
	Available-for-sale investment securities:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		310,429		—	310,429
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			1,534,067		—	1,534,067
	Commercial mortgage-backed	—			915		—	915
	State and political subdivisions	—			4,929		—	4,929
	Corporate notes	—			192,365		—	192,365
	Equity investments	1,022			—		—	1,022
	Mortgage loans held for sale	—			66,133		—	66,133
	Derivative instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	—			87		—	87
	Interest rate lock commitments	—			1,837		—	1,837
	Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—			(305	)	—	(305	)
	Servicing rights	—			—		14,792	14,792
	Total	$	1,022		2,110,457		14,792	2,126,271
	Liabilities:
	Derivative instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	$	—		87		—	87
	Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	6,443			—		—	6,443
	Total	$	6,443		87		—	6,530
	There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.
	The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		Servicing Rights
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2013			2012		2013	2012
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	17,533		15,182		14,792	15,380
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings (1)	283			(2,417	)	907	(4,608	)
Included in other comprehensive income	—			—		—	—
Issuances	942			1,329		3,059	3,322
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	—			—		—	—
Balance, end of period	$	18,758		14,094		18,758	14,094
____________________
-1	Gains or losses (realized/unrealized) are included in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations.
Items Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis. From time to time, the Company measures certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These include assets that are measured at the lower of cost or market value that were recognized at fair value below cost at the end of the period. Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are reflected in the following table:
	Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3	Fair Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
September 30, 2013:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—		—		11,436	11,436
Real estate construction and development	—			—		6,931	6,931
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio	—			—		6,296	6,296
Mortgage Division portfolio	—			—		83,118	83,118
Home equity	—			—		4,916	4,916
Multi-family residential	—			—		28,721	28,721
Commercial real estate	—			—		24,578	24,578
Consumer and installment	—			—		6	6
Other real estate and repossessed assets	—			—		74,831	74,831
Total	$	—		—		240,833	240,833
December 31, 2012:
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—		—		18,374	18,374
Real estate construction and development	—			—		40,731	40,731
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio	—			—		8,237	8,237
Mortgage Division portfolio	—			—		86,500	86,500
Home equity	—			—		6,887	6,887
Multi-family residential	—			—		33,863	33,863
Commercial real estate	—			—		26,218	26,218
Consumer and installment	—			—		27	27
Other real estate and repossessed assets	—			—		91,995	91,995
Total	$	—		—		312,832	312,832
Non-Financial Assets and Non-Financial Liabilities. Certain non-financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include other real estate (upon initial recognition or subsequent impairment), non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities measured at fair value in the second step of a goodwill impairment test, and intangible assets and other non-financial long-lived assets measured at fair value for impairment assessment.
Other real estate and repossessed assets measured at fair value upon initial recognition totaled $8.2 million and $21.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In addition to other real estate and repossessed assets measured at fair value upon initial recognition, the Company recorded write-downs to the balance of other real estate and repossessed assets of $1.4 million and $2.2 million to noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to $1.7 million and $7.9 million for the comparable periods in 2012. Other real estate and repossessed assets were $74.8 million at September 30, 2013, compared to $92.0 million at December 31, 2012.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The fair value of financial instruments is management’s estimate of the values at which the instruments could be exchanged in a transaction between willing parties. These estimates are subjective and may vary significantly from amounts that would be realized in actual transactions. In addition, other significant assets are not considered financial assets including deferred income tax assets, bank premises and equipment and goodwill. Furthermore, the income taxes that would be incurred if the Company were to realize any of the unrealized gains or unrealized losses indicated between the estimated fair values and corresponding carrying values could have a significant effect on the fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of the estimates.
The following summarizes the methods and assumptions used in estimating the fair value of all other financial instruments:
Cash and cash equivalents and accrued interest receivable. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value.
Held-to-maturity investment securities. The fair value of held-to-maturity investment securities is based on quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, the fair value is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. The Company classifies its held-to-maturity investment securities as Level 2.
Loans. The fair value of loans held for portfolio uses an exit price concept and reflects discounts the Company believes are consistent with liquidity discounts in the market place. Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as commercial and industrial, real estate construction and development, commercial real estate, one-to-four-family residential real estate, home equity and consumer and installment. The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows, utilizing assumptions for prepayment estimates over the loans’ remaining life and considerations for the current interest rate environment compared to the weighted average rate of the loan portfolio. The fair value analysis also includes other assumptions to estimate fair value, intended to approximate those factors a market participant would use in an orderly transaction, with adjustments for discount rates, interest rates, liquidity, and credit spreads, as appropriate. The Company classifies its loans held for portfolio as Level 3.
FRB and FHLB stock. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for FRB and FHLB stock, which are carried at cost, represent redemption value and approximate fair value.
Assets of discontinued operations. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for assets of discontinued operations approximate fair value. The Company classifies its assets of discontinued operations as Level 2.
Deposits. The fair value of deposits payable on demand with no stated maturity (i.e., noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand, and savings and money market accounts) is considered equal to their respective carrying amounts as reported in the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of demand deposits does not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market. The fair value disclosed for time deposits is estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on similar deposits to a schedule of aggregated monthly maturities of time deposits. If the estimated fair value is lower than the carrying value, the carrying value is reported as the fair value of time deposits. The Company classifies its time deposits as Level 3.
Other borrowings and accrued interest payable. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for variable rate borrowings approximate fair value. The fair value of fixed rate borrowings is based on quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, the fair value is based on discounting contractual maturities using an estimate of current market rates for similar instruments. The Company classifies its other borrowings, comprised of securities sold under agreement to repurchase, as Level 1. The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for accrued interest payable approximate fair value.
Subordinated debentures. The fair value of subordinated debentures is based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. The Company classifies its subordinated debentures as Level 3.
Liabilities of discontinued operations. The fair value of liabilities of discontinued operations reflects the negotiated purchase price at which the liabilities could be exchanged in a transaction between willing parties, as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company classifies its liabilities of discontinued operations as Level 2.
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments. The fair value of commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees is based on estimated probable credit losses. The Company classifies its off-balance sheet financial instruments as Level 3.
The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2013 were as follows:
	September 30, 2013
				Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying			Level 1		Level 2	Level 3		Total
	Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	714,155		714,155		—	—		714,155
Investment securities:
Available for sale	1,604,287			1,456		1,602,831	—		1,604,287
Held to maturity	764,304			—		748,478	—		748,478
Loans held for portfolio	2,674,340			—		—	2,478,309		2,478,309
Loans held for sale	28,313			—		28,313	—		28,313
FRB and FHLB stock	27,137			27,137		—	—		27,137
Derivative instruments	113			—		113	—		113
Accrued interest receivable	17,738			17,738		—	—		17,738
Assets of discontinued operations	38,511			—		38,511	—		38,511
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,224,595		1,224,595		—	—		1,224,595
Interest-bearing demand	677,900			677,900		—	—		677,900
Savings and money market	1,852,268			1,852,268		—	—		1,852,268
Time deposits	1,080,659			—		—	1,081,334		1,081,334
Other borrowings	37,077			37,077		—	—		37,077
Derivative instruments	7			—		7	—		7
Accrued interest payable	59,521			59,521		—	—		59,521
Subordinated debentures	354,191			—		—	269,610		269,610
Liabilities of discontinued operations	549,155			—		500,401	—		500,401
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,715	)	—		—	(2,715	)	(2,715	)
The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2012 were as follows:
	December 31, 2012
				Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying			Level 1		Level 2	Level 3		Total
	Value
	(dollars expressed in thousands)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	518,846		518,846		—	—		518,846
Investment securities:
Available for sale	2,043,727			1,022		2,042,705	—		2,043,727
Held to maturity	631,553			—		637,024	—		637,024
Loans held for portfolio	2,773,012			—		—	2,572,256		2,572,256
Loans held for sale	66,133			—		66,133	—		66,133
FRB and FHLB stock	27,329			27,329		—	—		27,329
Derivative instruments	1,619			—		1,619	—		1,619
Accrued interest receivable	18,284			18,284		—	—		18,284
Assets of discontinued operations	6,706			—		6,706	—		6,706
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,327,183		1,327,183		—	—		1,327,183
Interest-bearing demand	1,000,666			1,000,666		—	—		1,000,666
Savings and money market	1,880,271			1,880,271		—	—		1,880,271
Time deposits	1,284,727			—		—	1,286,730		1,286,730
Other borrowings	26,025			26,025		—	—		26,025
Derivative instruments	87			—		87	—		87
Accrued interest payable	48,541			48,541		—	—		48,541
Subordinated debentures	354,133			—		—	254,984		254,984
Liabilities of discontinued operations	155,711			—		155,711	—		155,711
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,779	)	—		—	(2,779	)	(2,779	)

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
INCOME TAXES	'
	INCOME TAXES
	The realization of the Company’s net deferred tax assets is based on the expectation of future taxable income and the utilization of tax planning strategies. The Company has a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The deferred tax asset valuation allowance was recorded in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Under ASC Topic 740, the Company is required to assess whether it is “more likely than not” that some portion, or all, of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Pursuant to ASC Topic 740, concluding that a deferred tax asset valuation allowance is not required is difficult when there is significant evidence which is objective and verifiable, such as the lack of recoverable taxes, excess of reversing deductible differences over reversing taxable differences and cumulative losses in recent years. If, in the future, the Company generates taxable income on a sustained basis, management may conclude the deferred tax asset valuation allowance is no longer required, which would result in the reversal of a portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would be reflected as a benefit for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.
	A summary of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is as follows:
		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Gross deferred tax assets	$	407,292		405,266
	Valuation allowance	(391,559		)	(376,224	)
	Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	15,733			29,042
	Deferred tax liabilities	23,166			36,182
	Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(7,433	)	(7,140	)
	The Company’s valuation allowance was $391.6 million and $376.2 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, for federal income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $612.0 million and $597.7 million, respectively. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, for state income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $836.5 million and $786.4 million, respectively, and a related deferred tax asset of $70.6 million and $65.9 million, respectively.
	At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions, excluding interest and penalties, were $858,000 and $1.1 million, respectively. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the provision for income taxes, prior to the consideration of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, was $566,000 and $740,000, respectively. It is the Company’s policy to separately disclose any interest or penalties arising from the application of federal or state income taxes. Interest related to unrecognized tax benefits is included in interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are included in noninterest expense. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, interest accrued for unrecognized tax positions was $133,000 and $116,000, respectively. The Company recorded interest expense of $11,000 and $16,000 related to unrecognized tax benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to interest expense of $15,000 and $51,000 for the comparable periods in 2012. There were no penalties for uncertain tax positions accrued at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, nor did the Company recognize any expense for penalties during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.
	The Company continually evaluates the unrecognized tax benefits associated with its uncertain tax positions. It is reasonably possible that the remaining total unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2013 could decrease by an additional $165,000 by December 31, 2013 as a result of the lapse of statutes of limitations or potential settlements with the federal and state taxing authorities, of which the impact to the provision for income taxes, prior to the consideration of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, is estimated to be approximately $108,000. It is also reasonably possible that this decrease could be substantially offset by new matters arising during the same period.
	The Company files consolidated and separate income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in various state jurisdictions. Management of the Company believes the accrual for tax liabilities is adequate for all open audit years based on its assessment of many factors, including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter. This assessment relies on estimates and assumptions. The Company’s federal income tax returns through 2008 have been examined by the IRS. Years subsequent to 2008 could contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations as they relate to the amount, timing or inclusion of revenue and expenses. The Company has recorded a tax benefit only for those positions that meet the “more likely than not” standard. The Company’s current estimate of the resolution of various state examinations, none of which are in process, is reflected in accrued income taxes; however, final settlement of the examinations or changes in the Company’s estimate may result in future income tax expense or benefit.
	The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and Illinois income tax examination for the years prior to 2009 and is no longer subject to California, Florida, Missouri and various other state income tax examination by the tax authorities for the years prior to 2008. The Company had a federal tax examination for tax years through 2008, which was closed during 2010, and a California tax examination for the 2004 and 2005 tax years, which was closed during 2008. An Illinois tax examination of the 2007 and 2008 tax years was completed during 2011 with no changes to the returns as originally filed. A California tax examination for the 2005 and 2006 tax years was completed during 2012 with no changes to the amended returns as filed. A Texas tax examination for the 2007 and 2008 tax years was completed during 2013, which resulted in minor changes to the returns as originally filed. While the statute of limitations for the 2008 and 2009 tax years has expired for the majority of the states in which the Company is subject to income tax, the Company generated net operating loss carryforwards in 2008 and 2009 which, if realized, are subject to examination in order to validate the net operating loss carryforward. Thus, while closed, the 2008 and 2009 tax years for these states is still subject to examination. The statute of limitations will expire for 2008 and 2009 when the statute of limitations expires for the year the net operating loss carryforward is realized.

EARNINGS_LOSS_PER_COMMON_SHARE

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE	'
	EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
	The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012
		(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Basic:
	Net income from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	6,741		10,655		28,312		29,642
	Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared	(5,013		)	(4,753	)	(14,841	)	(14,070	)
	Accretion of discount on preferred stock	(919		)	(893	)	(2,725	)	(2,660	)
	Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	809			5,009		10,746		12,912
	Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	(881		)	(2,182	)	(6,279	)	(6,763	)
	Net (loss) income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	(72	)	2,827		4,467		6,149
	Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661			23,661		23,661		23,661
	Basic earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	34.19		211.7		454.17		545.72
	Basic loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	(37.23	)	(92.22	)	(265.37	)	(285.83	)
	Basic (loss) earnings per common share	$	(3.04	)	119.48		188.8		259.89
	Diluted:
	Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	$	809		5,009		10,746		12,912
	Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	(881		)	(2,182	)	(6,279	)	(6,763	)
	Net (loss) income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	(72		)	2,827		4,467		6,149
	Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	—			—		—		—
	Diluted (loss) income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	(72	)	2,827		4,467		6,149
	Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661			23,661		23,661		23,661
	Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	—			—		—		—
	Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding	23,661			23,661		23,661		23,661
	Diluted earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	34.19		211.7		454.17		545.72
	Diluted loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	(37.23	)	(92.22	)	(265.37	)	(285.83	)
	Diluted (loss) earnings per common share	$	(3.04	)	119.48		188.8		259.89

BUSINESS_SEGMENT_RESULTS

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS	'
	BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS
	The Company’s business segment is First Bank. The reportable business segment is consistent with the management structure of the Company, First Bank and the internal reporting system that monitors performance. First Bank provides similar products and services in its defined geographic areas through its branch network. The products and services offered include a broad range of commercial and personal deposit products, including demand, savings, money market and time deposit accounts. In addition, First Bank markets combined basic services for various customer groups, including packaged accounts for more affluent customers, and sweep accounts, lock-box deposits and cash management products for commercial customers. First Bank also offers consumer and commercial loans. Consumer lending includes residential real estate, home equity and installment lending. Commercial lending includes commercial, financial and agricultural loans, real estate construction and development loans, commercial real estate loans and small business lending. Other financial services include mortgage banking, debit cards, brokerage services, internet banking, remote deposit, mobile banking, ATMs, telephone banking, safe deposit boxes, and trust and private banking services. The revenues generated by First Bank and its subsidiaries consist primarily of interest income generated from the loan and investment security portfolios, service charges and fees generated from deposit products and services, and fees generated by the Company’s mortgage banking and trust and private banking business units. The Company’s products and services are offered to customers primarily within its geographic areas, which include eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, southern and northern California, and Florida’s Bradenton, Palmetto and Longboat Key communities. Certain loan products are available nationwide.
	The business segment results are consistent with the Company’s internal reporting system and, in all material respects, with GAAP and practices predominant in the banking industry. The business segment results are summarized as follows:
		First Bank					Corporate, Other and				Consolidated Totals
							Intercompany
							Reclassifications
		September 30,			December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
		2013			2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Balance sheet information:
	Investment securities	$	2,368,591		2,675,280		—		—		2,368,591		2,675,280
	Total loans	2,786,930			2,930,747		—		—		2,786,930		2,930,747
	FRB and FHLB stock	27,137			27,329		—		—		27,137		27,329
	Goodwill	107,267			125,267		—		—		107,267		125,267
	Assets of discontinued operations	38,511			6,706		—		—		38,511		6,706
	Total assets	6,222,567			6,495,226		14,761		13,900		6,237,328		6,509,126
	Deposits	4,837,493			5,495,624		(2,071	)	(2,777	)	4,835,422		5,492,847
	Other borrowings	37,077			26,025		—		—		37,077		26,025
	Subordinated debentures	—			—		354,191		354,133		354,191		354,133
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	549,155			155,711		—		—		549,155		155,711
	Stockholders’ equity	746,716			751,252		(477,618	)	(451,293	)	269,098		299,959
		First Bank					Corporate, Other and				Consolidated Totals
							Intercompany
							Reclassifications
		Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,				September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Income statement information:
	Interest income	$	42,366		50,018		—		100		42,366		50,118
	Interest expense	2,149			3,448		3,803		3,745		5,952		7,193
	Net interest income (loss)	40,217			46,570		(3,803	)	(3,645	)	36,414		42,925
	Provision for loan losses	—			—		—		—		—		—
	Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	40,217			46,570		(3,803	)	(3,645	)	36,414		42,925
	Noninterest income	15,414			16,541		115		106		15,529		16,647
	Noninterest expense	44,994			48,448		311		391		45,305		48,839
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	10,637			14,663		(3,999	)	(3,930	)	6,638		10,733
	(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(64		)	666		(1	)	(804	)	(65	)	(138	)
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	10,701			13,997		(3,998	)	(3,126	)	6,703		10,871
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(881		)	(2,182	)	—		—		(881	)	(2,182	)
	Net income (loss)	9,820			11,815		(3,998	)	(3,126	)	5,822		8,689
	Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(38		)	216		—		—		(38	)	216
	Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	9,858		11,599		(3,998	)	(3,126	)	5,860		8,473
		First Bank					Corporate, Other and				Consolidated Totals
							Intercompany
							Reclassifications
		Nine Months Ended					Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,				September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Income statement information:
	Interest income	$	130,084		153,004		—		121		130,084		153,125
	Interest expense	6,866			11,853		11,210		11,109		18,076		22,962
	Net interest income (loss)	123,218			141,151		(11,210	)	(10,988	)	112,008		130,163
	Provision for loan losses	—			2,000		—		—		—		2,000
	Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	123,218			139,151		(11,210	)	(10,988	)	112,008		128,163
	Noninterest income	49,529			49,239		338		287		49,867		49,526
	Noninterest expense	132,882			147,098		613		1,100		133,495		148,198
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	39,865			41,292		(11,485	)	(11,801	)	28,380		29,491
	(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(44		)	447		(1	)	(369	)	(45	)	78
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	39,909			40,845		(11,484	)	(11,432	)	28,425		29,413
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(6,279		)	(6,763	)	—		—		(6,279	)	(6,763	)
	Net income (loss)	33,630			34,082		(11,484	)	(11,432	)	22,146		22,650
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	113			(229	)	—		—		113		(229	)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	33,517		34,311		(11,484	)	(11,432	)	22,033		22,879

TRANSACTIONS_WITH_RELATED_PART

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES	'
	TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
	First Services, L.P. First Services, L.P. (First Services), a limited partnership indirectly owned by the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, provides information technology, item processing and various related services to the Company and First Bank. Fees paid under agreements with First Services were $5.1 million and $15.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $4.9 million and $16.2 million for the comparable periods in 2012. First Services leases information technology and other equipment from First Bank. First Services paid First Bank rental fees for the use of such equipment of $283,000 and $820,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $322,000 and $1.0 million for the comparable periods in 2012. In addition, First Services paid $435,000 and $1.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $435,000 and $1.4 million for the comparable periods in 2012, in rental payments to First Bank for occupancy of certain First Bank premises from which business is conducted.
	First Services has an Affiliate Services Agreement with the Company and First Bank that relates to various services provided to First Services, including certain human resources, payroll, employee benefit and training services, insurance services and vendor payment processing services. Fees accrued under the Affiliate Services Agreement by First Services were $46,000 and $137,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $44,000 and $133,000 for the comparable periods in 2012.
	First Brokerage America, L.L.C. First Brokerage America, L.L.C. (First Brokerage), a limited liability company indirectly owned by the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, received $943,000 and $3.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $914,000 and $3.3 million for the comparable periods in 2012, in gross commissions paid by unaffiliated third-party companies. The commissions received primarily resulted from sales of annuities, securities and other insurance products to customers of First Bank. First Brokerage paid $98,000 and $343,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $100,000 and $325,000 for the comparable periods in 2012, to First Bank in rental payments for occupancy of certain First Bank premises from which brokerage business is conducted.
	Dierbergs Markets, Inc. First Bank leases certain of its in-store branch offices and automated teller machine (ATM) sites from Dierbergs Markets, Inc., a grocery store chain headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that is owned and operated by the brother of the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family. Total rent expense incurred by First Bank under the lease obligation contracts was $124,000 and $368,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $129,000 and $373,000 for the comparable periods in 2012.
	First Capital America, Inc. / FB Holdings, LLC. The Company formed FB Holdings, a limited liability company organized in the state of Missouri, in May 2008. FB Holdings operates as a majority-owned subsidiary of First Bank and was formed for the primary purpose of holding and managing certain nonperforming loans and assets to allow the liquidation of such assets at a time that was more economically advantageous to First Bank and to permit an efficient vehicle for the investment of additional capital by the Company’s sole owner of its Class A and Class B preferred stock. First Bank contributed cash of $9.0 million and nonperforming loans and assets with a fair value of approximately $133.3 million and FCA contributed cash of $125.0 million to FB Holdings during 2008. As a result, First Bank owned 53.23% and FCA owned the remaining 46.77% of FB Holdings as of September 30, 2013. The contribution of cash by FCA is reflected as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets and, consequently, increased the Company’s and First Bank’s regulatory capital ratios under then-existing regulatory guidelines, subject to certain limitations.
	FB Holdings receives various services provided by First Bank, including loan servicing and special assets services as well as various other financial, legal, human resources and property management services. Fees paid under the agreement by FB Holdings to First Bank were $3,000 and $19,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $27,000 and $105,000 for the comparable periods in 2012.
	Investors of America Limited Partnership. On March 20, 2013, the Company entered into a $5.0 million Credit Agreement with Investors of America, LP, as further described in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements. Investors of America, LP is a Nevada limited partnership that was created by and for the benefit of the Company’s Chairman and members of his immediate family. There have been no balances outstanding under the Credit Agreement since its inception.
	Loans to Directors and/or their Affiliates. First Bank has had in the past, and may have in the future, loan transactions in the ordinary course of business with its directors and/or their affiliates. These loan transactions have been made on the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. Loans to directors, their affiliates and executive officers of the Company were $14.8 million and $9.1 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. First Bank does not extend credit to its officers or to officers of the Company, except extensions of credit secured by mortgages on personal residences, loans to purchase automobiles, personal credit card accounts and deposit account overdraft protection under a plan whereby a credit limit has been established in accordance with First Bank’s standard credit criteria.
	Depositary Accounts of Directors and/or their Affiliates. Certain directors and/or their affiliates maintain funds on deposit with First Bank in the ordinary course of business. These deposit transactions include demand, savings and time accounts, and have been established on the same terms, including interest rates, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons.

CONTINGENT_LIABILITIES

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES	'
	CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
	In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries become involved in legal proceedings, including litigation arising out of the Company’s efforts to collect outstanding loans. It is not uncommon for collection efforts to lead to so-called “lender liability” suits in which borrowers may assert various claims against the Company. From time to time, the Company is party to other legal matters arising in the normal course of business. While some matters pending against the Company specify damages claimed by plaintiffs, others do not seek a specified amount of damages or are at very early stages of the legal process. The Company records a loss accrual for all legal matters for which it deems a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes the ultimate resolution of these existing proceedings is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and/or its subsidiaries and the range of possible additional loss in excess of amounts accrued is not material.
	The Company and First Bank have entered into agreements with the FRB and MDOF, as further described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements. The informal agreement with the MDOF was terminated effective September 11, 2013.

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_Policies

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Basis of Accounting	'
	The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and conform to predominant practices within the banking industry. Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principals of Consolidation	'
	Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company and its subsidiaries, giving effect to the noncontrolling interest in subsidiary, as more fully described below and in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
	The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiary bank holding company, The San Francisco Company (SFC), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and SFC’s wholly owned subsidiary bank, First Bank, also headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. First Bank operates through its branch banking offices and subsidiaries: First Bank Business Capital, Inc.; FB Holdings, LLC (FB Holdings); Small Business Loan Source LLC; ILSIS, Inc.; FBIN, Inc.; SBRHC, Inc.; HVIIHC, Inc.; FBSA Missouri, Inc.; FBSA California, Inc.; NT Resolution Corporation; and LC Resolution Corporation. All of the subsidiaries are wholly owned as of September 30, 2013, except FB Holdings, which is 53.23% owned by First Bank and 46.77% owned by First Capital America, Inc. (FCA), a corporation owned and operated by the Company’s Chairman of the Board and members of his immediate family, including Mr. Michael Dierberg, Vice Chairman of the Company, as further described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements. FB Holdings is included in the consolidated financial statements and the noncontrolling ownership interest is reported as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets as “noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” and the earnings or loss, net of tax, attributable to the noncontrolling ownership interest, is reported as “net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary” in the consolidated statements of operations.

DISCONTINUED_OPERATIONS_Tables

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	'
	Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
		Association Bank Services			Northern
					Florida
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Cash and due from banks	$	—		1,139
	Loans:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	20,591			—
	Consumer and installment	10			—
	Net deferred loan fees	(208		)	—
	Total loans	20,393			—
	Bank premises and equipment, net	70			4,837
	Goodwill	18,000			700
	Other assets	48			30
	Assets of discontinued operations	$	38,511		6,706
	Deposits:
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	129,785		12,488
	Interest-bearing demand	339,297			10,480
	Savings and money market	18,455			67,686
	Time deposits of $100 or more	23,931			27,034
	Other time deposits	37,631			37,964
	Total deposits	549,099			155,652
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	56			59
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	549,155		155,711
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:
		Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2013							September 30, 2012
		Association Bank Services			Northern Florida		Total		Association Bank Services		Northern Florida		Total
					(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Interest income:
	Interest and fees on loans	$	332		—		332		418		—		418
	Interest expense:
	Interest on deposits	78			—		78		121		222		343
	Net interest income (loss)	254			—		254		297		(222	)	75
	Provision for loan losses	—			—		—		—		—		—
	Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	254			—		254		297		(222	)	75
	Noninterest income:
	Service charges and customer service fees	17			—		17		22		101		123
	Other	28			—		28		27		3		30
	Total noninterest income	45			—		45		49		104		153
	Noninterest expense:
	Salaries and employee benefits	753			—		753		625		559		1,184
	Occupancy, net of rental income	1			—		1		2		437		439
	Furniture and equipment	13			—		13		29		62		91
	FDIC insurance	194			—		194		317		97		414
	Other	233			—		233		204		78		282
	Total noninterest expense	1,194			—		1,194		1,177		1,233		2,410
	Loss from operations of discontinued operations	(895		)	—		(895	)	(831	)	(1,351	)	(2,182	)
	Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	—			14		14		—		—		—
	Benefit for income taxes	—			—		—		—		—		—
	Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(895	)	14		(881	)	(831	)	(1,351	)	(2,182	)
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:
		Nine Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2013							September 30, 2012
		Association Bank Services			Northern Florida		Total		Association Bank Services		Northern Florida		Total
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Interest income:
	Interest and fees on loans	$	1,036		—		1,036		1,360		—		1,360
	Interest expense:
	Interest on deposits	248			233		481		375		769		1,144
	Net interest income (loss)	788			(233	)	555		985		(769	)	216
	Provision for loan losses	—			—		—		—		—		—
	Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	788			(233	)	555		985		(769	)	216
Noninterest income:
Service charges and customer service fees	74			134		208		106		332		438
Other	81			4		85		82		9		91
Total noninterest income	155			138		293		188		341		529
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	2,209			885		3,094		1,964		1,722		3,686
Occupancy, net of rental income	5			579		584		8		1,321		1,329
Furniture and equipment	34			40		74		74		223		297
FDIC insurance	603			53		656		928		300		1,228
Other	675			2,452		3,127		690		278		968
Total noninterest expense	3,526			4,009		7,535		3,664		3,844		7,508
Loss from operations of discontinued operations	(2,583		)	(4,104	)	(6,687	)	(2,491	)	(4,272	)	(6,763	)
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	—			408		408		—		—		—
Benefit for income taxes	—			—		—		—		—		—
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(2,583	)	(3,696	)	(6,279	)	(2,491	)	(4,272	)	(6,763	)

INVESTMENTS_IN_DEBT_AND_EQUITY1

INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]	'
Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]	'
	The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
		Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross					Weighted Average Yield
		1 Year			5-Jan		10-May		After			Unrealized				Fair
		or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains		Losses		Value
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Carrying value:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		48,784		88,769		136,582		274,135	3,067		(1,168	)	276,034	1.36	%
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			23,581		138,415		933,135		1,095,131	17,245		(14,147	)	1,098,229	2.44
	Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		796		—		796	72		—		868	5.03
	State and political subdivisions	1,042			3,060		201		28,448		32,751	98		(588	)	32,261	1.35
	Corporate notes	4,960			140,342		45,133		—		190,435	5,350		(346	)	195,439	2.76
	Equity investments	—			—		—		1,500		1,500	—		(44	)	1,456	2.19
	Total	$	6,002		215,767		273,314		1,099,665		1,594,748	25,832		(16,293	)	1,604,287	2.27
	Fair value:
	Debt securities	$	6,064		222,057		273,224		1,101,486
	Equity securities	—			—		—		1,456
	Total	$	6,064		222,057		273,224		1,102,942
	Weighted average yield	3.05		%	2.24	%	1.92	%	2.36	%
	December 31, 2012:
	Carrying value:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	10,051		80,328		—		213,892		304,271	6,304		(146	)	310,429	1.42	%
	Residential mortgage-backed	364			24,014		219,286		1,251,917		1,495,581	38,983		(497	)	1,534,067	2.32
	Commercial mortgage-backed	—			—		806		—		806	109		—		915	4.86
	State and political subdivisions	985			3,579		201		—		4,765	164		—		4,929	4.05
	Corporate notes	—			137,090		49,704		—		186,794	6,192		(621	)	192,365	3.13
	Equity investments	—			—		—		1,000		1,000	22		—		1,022	2.54
	Total	$	11,400		245,011		269,997		1,466,809		1,993,217	51,774		(1,264	)	2,043,727	2.26
	Fair value:
	Debt securities	$	11,476		251,558		275,251		1,504,420
	Equity securities	—			—		—		1,022
	Total	$	11,476		251,558		275,251		1,505,442
	Weighted average yield	2.01		%	2.17	%	2.65	%	2.21	%
Held-to-maturity Securities [Table Text Block]	'
	The amortized cost, contractual maturity, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities held to maturity at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
		Maturity									Total Amortized Cost	Gross					Weighted Average Yield
		1 Year			5-Jan		10-May		After			Unrealized				Fair
		or Less			Years		Years		10 Years			Gains		Losses		Value
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Carrying value:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		18,665		—		18,665	—		(164	)	18,501	1.37	%
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			17,167		186,341		538,970		742,478	679		(16,295	)	726,862	1.93
	State and political subdivisions	1,021			1,019		55		1,066		3,161	8		(54	)	3,115	2.07
	Total	$	1,021		18,186		205,061		540,036		764,304	687		(16,513	)	748,478	1.92
	Fair value:
	Debt securities	$	1,026		17,903		201,942		527,607
	Weighted average yield	2.91		%	2.08	%	1.57	%	2.04	%
	December 31, 2012:
	Carrying value:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		—		52,582		—		52,582	269		—		52,851	1.63	%
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			—		108,420		466,863		575,283	6,142		(614	)	580,811	1.82
	State and political subdivisions	826			1,099		252		1,511		3,688	51		(377	)	3,362	1.89
	Total	$	826		1,099		161,254		468,374		631,553	6,462		(991	)	637,024	1.8
	Fair value:
	Debt securities	$	836		1,129		164,433		470,626
	Weighted average yield	2.56		%	3.4	%	1.77	%	1.81	%
Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]	'
	Gross realized gains and gross realized losses on investment securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	110		790		802		1,682
	Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	—			—		(354	)	(374	)
	Other-than-temporary impairment	(2		)	(1	)	(411	)	(2	)
	Net realized gain on investment securities	$	108		789		37		1,306
Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]	'
	Gross unrealized losses on investment securities and the fair value of the related securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, were as follows:
		Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or More				Total
		Fair Value			Unrealized		Fair Value		Unrealized		Fair Value	Unrealized
					Losses				Losses			Losses
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Available for sale:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	45,008		(960	)	19,939		(208	)	64,947	(1,168	)
	Residential mortgage-backed	401,599			(14,043	)	6,373		(104	)	407,972	(14,147	)
	State and political subdivisions	27,860			(588	)	—		—		27,860	(588	)
	Corporate notes	34,794			(339	)	4,993		(7	)	39,787	(346	)
	Equity investments	1,456			(44	)	—		—		1,456	(44	)
	Total	$	510,717		(15,974	)	31,305		(319	)	542,022	(16,293	)
	Held to maturity:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	18,501		(164	)	—		—		18,501	(164	)
	Residential mortgage-backed	662,903			(16,284	)	7,622		(11	)	670,525	(16,295	)
	State and political subdivisions	1,012			(54	)	—		—		1,012	(54	)
	Total	$	682,416		(16,502	)	7,622		(11	)	690,038	(16,513	)
	December 31, 2012:
	Available for sale:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	20,018		(146	)	—		—		20,018	(146	)
	Residential mortgage-backed	125,449			(441	)	270		(56	)	125,719	(497	)
	Corporate notes	—			—		17,675		(621	)	17,675	(621	)
	Total	$	145,467		(587	)	17,945		(677	)	163,412	(1,264	)
	Held to maturity:
	Residential mortgage-backed	$	66,011		(614	)	—		—		66,011	(614	)
	State and political subdivisions	1,133			(377	)	—		—		1,133	(377	)
	Total	$	67,144		(991	)	—		—		67,144	(991	)

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L1

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes the composition of the loan portfolio at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30,				December 31,
		2013				2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	583,539			610,301
	Real estate construction and development	125,333				174,979
	Real estate mortgage:
	One-to-four-family residential	924,389				986,767
	Multi-family residential	103,362				103,684
	Commercial real estate	1,003,533				969,680
	Consumer and installment	18,773				19,262
	Loans held for sale	28,313				66,133
	Net deferred loan fees	(312		)		(59	)
	Total loans	$	2,786,930			2,930,747
Past Due Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table presents the aging of loans by loan classification at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		30-59				60-89			Recorded			Nonaccrual			Total Past		Current		Total Loans
		Days				Days			Investment						Due
									> 90 Days
									Accruing
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	104			899			—			11,897			12,900		570,639		583,539
	Real estate construction and development	591				21			—			7,300			7,912		117,421		125,333
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	1,447				647			171			5,893			8,158		88,821		96,979
	Mortgage Division portfolio	3,937				3,242			—			16,772			23,951		460,739		484,690
	Home equity	3,252				698			334			6,145			10,429		332,291		342,720
	Multi-family residential	—				—			—			1,810			1,810		101,552		103,362
	Commercial real estate	3,506				409			4,235			21,310			29,460		974,073		1,003,533
	Consumer and installment	93				39			—			6			138		18,323		18,461
	Loans held for sale	—				—			—			—			—		28,313		28,313
	Total	$	12,930			5,955			4,740			71,133			94,758		2,692,172		2,786,930
	December 31, 2012:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	1,180			322			—			19,050			20,552		589,749		610,301
	Real estate construction and development	93				—			—			32,152			32,245		142,734		174,979
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	1,871				1,121			874			6,910			10,776		111,562		122,338
	Mortgage Division portfolio	6,264				4,375			—			19,780			30,419		479,552		509,971
	Home equity	2,494				1,221			216			8,671			12,602		341,856		354,458
	Multi-family residential	—				629			—			6,761			7,390		96,294		103,684
	Commercial real estate	66				693			—			16,520			17,279		952,401		969,680
	Consumer and installment	174				43			—			28			245		18,958		19,203
	Loans held for sale	—				—			—			—			—		66,133		66,133
	Total	$	12,142			8,404			1,090			109,872			131,508		2,799,239		2,930,747
Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators [Table Text Block]	'
	The following tables present the credit exposure of the loan portfolio by internally assigned credit grade and payment activity as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
	Commercial Loan Portfolio	Commercial				Real Estate			Multi-family			Commercial			Total
	Credit Exposure by Internally Assigned Credit Grade	and				Construction						Real Estate
		Industrial				and
						Development
						(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Pass	$	553,028			41,608			72,927			932,267			1,599,830
	Special mention	11,170				3,140			—			28,040			42,350
	Substandard	7,444				73,285			555			17,366			98,650
	Performing troubled debt restructuring	—				—			28,070			4,550			32,620
	Nonaccrual	11,897				7,300			1,810			21,310			42,317
	Total	$	583,539			125,333			103,362			1,003,533			1,815,767
	December 31, 2012:
	Pass	$	572,248			45,356			67,690			858,101			1,543,395
	Special mention	10,580				6,076			220			70,450			87,326
	Substandard	8,423				81,364			773			13,868			104,428
	Performing troubled debt restructuring	—				10,031			28,240			10,741			49,012
	Nonaccrual	19,050				32,152			6,761			16,520			74,483
	Total	$	610,301			174,979			103,684			969,680			1,858,644
	One-to-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank and Home Equity Loan Portfolio	Bank				Home			Total
	Credit Exposure by Internally Assigned Credit Grade	Portfolio				Equity
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Pass	$	83,724			334,491			418,215
	Special mention	6,465				334			6,799
	Substandard	193				1,750			1,943
	Performing troubled debt restructuring	704				—			704
	Nonaccrual	5,893				6,145			12,038
	Total	$	96,979			342,720			439,699
	December 31, 2012:
	Pass	$	107,625			342,321			449,946
	Special mention	4,405				216			4,621
	Substandard	1,787				3,250			5,037
	Performing troubled debt restructuring	1,611				—			1,611
	Nonaccrual	6,910				8,671			15,581
	Total	$	122,338			354,458			476,796
	One-to-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Division	Mortgage				Consumer			Total
	and Consumer and Installment Loan Portfolio	Division				and
	Credit Exposure by Payment Activity	Portfolio				Installment
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Pass	$	386,719			18,455			405,174
	Substandard	4,291				—			4,291
	Performing troubled debt restructuring	76,908				—			76,908
	Nonaccrual	16,772				6			16,778
	Total	$	484,690			18,461			503,151
	December 31, 2012:
	Pass	$	405,270			19,175			424,445
	Substandard	6,627				—			6,627
	Performing troubled debt restructuring	78,294				—			78,294
	Nonaccrual	19,780				28			19,808
	Total	$	509,971			19,203			529,174
Impaired Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	'
	The following tables present the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, related allowance for loan losses, average recorded investment and interest income recognized while on impaired status for impaired loans without a related allowance for loan losses and for impaired loans with a related allowance for loan losses by loan classification at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		Recorded				Unpaid			Related			Average			Interest
		Investment				Principal			Allowance for			Recorded			Income
						Balance			Loan Losses			Investment			Recognized
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	With No Related Allowance Recorded:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	3,222			4,456			—			4,164			1
	Real estate construction and development	5,619				23,133			—			24,620			418
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	—				—			—			—			34
	Mortgage Division portfolio	9,098				18,483			—			9,365			—
	Home equity	601				632			—			672			—
	Multi-family residential	28,513				28,778			—			30,896			921
	Commercial real estate	20,521				25,170			—			18,925			243
	Consumer and installment	—				—			—			—			—
		67,574				100,652			—			88,642			1,617
	With A Related Allowance Recorded:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	8,675				23,419			461			11,213			—
	Real estate construction and development	1,681				4,246			369			7,365			—
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	6,597				8,295			301			7,489			—
	Mortgage Division portfolio	84,582				94,399			10,562			87,061			1,481
	Home equity	5,544				6,396			1,229			6,200			—
	Multi-family residential	1,367				1,371			1,159			1,481			—
	Commercial real estate	5,339				8,553			1,282			4,924			20
	Consumer and installment	6				6			—			23			—
		113,791				146,685			15,363			125,756			1,501
	Total:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	11,897				27,875			461			15,377			1
	Real estate construction and development	7,300				27,379			369			31,985			418
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	6,597				8,295			301			7,489			34
	Mortgage Division portfolio	93,680				112,882			10,562			96,426			1,481
	Home equity	6,145				7,028			1,229			6,872			—
	Multi-family residential	29,880				30,149			1,159			32,377			921
	Commercial real estate	25,860				33,723			1,282			23,849			263
	Consumer and installment	6				6			—			23			—
		$	181,365			247,337			15,363			214,398			3,118
		Recorded				Unpaid			Related			Average			Interest
		Investment				Principal			Allowance for			Recorded			Income
						Balance			Loan Losses			Investment			Recognized
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	December 31, 2012:
	With No Related Allowance Recorded:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	6,451			24,287			—			12,369			215
	Real estate construction and development	39,706				74,044			—			59,094			561
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	1,611				1,690			—			2,166			32
	Mortgage Division portfolio	10,255				22,102			—			10,308			—
	Home equity	1,382				1,507			—			1,232			—
	Multi-family residential	33,709				37,206			—			13,682			280
	Commercial real estate	18,808				24,279			—			35,959			1,160
	Consumer and installment	—				—			—			—			—
		111,922				185,115			—			134,810			2,248
	With A Related Allowance Recorded:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	12,599				19,255			676			24,157			—
	Real estate construction and development	2,477				10,221			1,452			3,687			114
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	6,910				8,655			284			9,288			—
	Mortgage Division portfolio	87,819				96,931			11,574			88,277			2,050
	Home equity	7,289				8,188			1,784			6,500			—
	Multi-family residential	1,292				1,403			1,138			524			—
Commercial real estate	8,453				12,909			1,043			16,161			11
Consumer and installment	28				28			1			51			—
	126,867				157,590			17,952			148,645			2,175
Total:
Commercial, financial and agricultural	19,050				43,542			676			36,526			215
Real estate construction and development	42,183				84,265			1,452			62,781			675
Real estate mortgage:
Bank portfolio	8,521				10,345			284			11,454			32
Mortgage Division portfolio	98,074				119,033			11,574			98,585			2,050
Home equity	8,671				9,695			1,784			7,732			—
Multi-family residential	35,001				38,609			1,138			14,206			280
Commercial real estate	27,261				37,188			1,043			52,120			1,171
Consumer and installment	28				28			1			51			—
	$	238,789			342,705			17,952			283,455			4,423
Troubled Debt Restructurings On Performing Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table presents the categories of performing TDRs as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30,				December 31,
		2013				2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings:
	Real estate construction and development	$	—			10,031
	Real estate mortgage:
	One-to-four-family residential	77,612				79,905
	Multi-family residential	28,070				28,240
	Commercial real estate	4,550				10,741
	Total performing troubled debt restructurings	$	110,232			128,917
Troubled Debt Restructurings On Non Performing Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table presents the categories of loans considered nonperforming TDRs as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		September 30,				December 31,
		2013				2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	726			1,004
	Real estate construction and development	3,906				26,557
	Real estate mortgage:
	One-to-four-family residential	6,450				7,105
	Multi-family residential	—				2,482
	Commercial real estate	662				2,862
	Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$	11,744			40,010
Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	'
	The following tables present loans classified as TDRs that were modified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2013										Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
		Number		Pre-				Post-				Number		Pre-			Post-
		of		Modification				Modification				of		Modification			Modification
		Contracts		Outstanding				Outstanding				Contracts		Outstanding			Outstanding
				Recorded				Recorded						Recorded			Recorded
				Investment				Investment						Investment			Investment
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Loan Modifications Classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	—		$	—			$	—			1		$	640		$	640
	Real estate construction and development	—		—				—				2		5,460			5,280
	Real estate mortgage:
	One-to-four-family residential	15		3,405				3,095				13		2,069			2,065
	Commercial real estate	—		—				—				2		4,947			4,947
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013										Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
		Number		Pre-				Post-				Number		Pre-			Post-
		of		Modification				Modification				of		Modification			Modification
		Contracts		Outstanding				Outstanding				Contracts		Outstanding			Outstanding
				Recorded				Recorded						Recorded			Recorded
				Investment				Investment						Investment			Investment
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Loan Modifications Classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	2		$	246			$	201			1		$	640		$	640
	Real estate construction and development	—		—				—				4		6,263			5,670
	Real estate mortgage:
	One-to-four-family residential	35		8,275				7,637				42		7,496			7,443
	Commercial real estate	—		—				—				3		9,965			9,965
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted On Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	'
	The following tables present TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2013						September 30, 2012
		Number of		Recorded				Number of		Recorded
		Contracts		Investment				Contracts		Investment
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	1		$	156			—		$	—
	Real estate construction and development	—		—				—		—
	Real estate mortgage:
	One-to-four-family residential	14		3,016				11		2,155
		Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2013						September 30, 2012
		Number of		Recorded				Number of		Recorded
		Contracts		Investment				Contracts		Investment
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	1		$	156			—		$	—
	Real estate construction and development	—		—				3		1,364
	Real estate mortgage:
	One-to-four-family residential	43		7,937				39		8,049
Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	'
	Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
		Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
		September 30,							September 30,
		2013				2012			2013			2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Balance, beginning of period	$	85,633			120,227			91,602			137,710
	Loans charged-off	(7,040		)		(13,927	)		(20,794	)		(48,327	)
	Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	5,684				7,902			13,469			22,819
	Net loans charged-off	(1,356		)		(6,025	)		(7,325	)		(25,508	)
	Provision for loan losses	—				—			—			2,000
	Balance, end of period	$	84,277			114,202			84,277			114,202
	The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013:
		Commercial				Real Estate			One-to-			Multi-			Commercial		Consumer		Total
		and				Construction			Four-Family			Family			Real Estate		and
		Industrial				and			Residential			Residential					Installment
						Development
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013:
	Allowance for loan losses:
	Beginning balance	$	13,966			11,412			35,266			4,122			20,573		294		85,633
	Charge-offs	(2,241		)		—			(2,256	)		—			(2,488	)	(55	)	(7,040	)
	Recoveries	1,773				2,557			879			—			443		32		5,684
	Provision (benefit) for loan losses	526				(4,967	)		824			39			3,551		27		—
	Ending balance	$	14,024			9,002			34,713			4,161			22,079		298		84,277
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013:
	Allowance for loan losses:
	Beginning balance	$	13,572			14,434			38,897			4,252			20,048		399		91,602
	Charge-offs	(3,927		)		(448	)		(10,983	)		(162	)		(5,121	)	(153	)	(20,794	)
	Recoveries	3,863				4,273			3,398			141			1,683		111		13,469
	Provision (benefit) for loan losses	516				(9,257	)		3,401			(70	)		5,469		(59	)	—
	Ending balance	$	14,024			9,002			34,713			4,161			22,079		298		84,277
	The following table represents a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:
		Commercial				Real Estate			One-to-			Multi-			Commercial		Consumer		Total
		and				Construction			Four-Family			Family			Real Estate		and
		Industrial				and			Residential			Residential					Installment
						Development
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
	Allowance for loan losses:
	Beginning balance	$	22,015			21,829			43,702			4,816			27,471		394		120,227
	Charge-offs	(2,475		)		(2,495	)		(6,178	)		(143	)		(2,636	)	—		(13,927	)
	Recoveries	4,907				534			1,579			1			827		54		7,902
	Provision (benefit) for loan losses	(3,179		)		(37	)		3,311			388			(440	)	(43	)	—
	Ending balance	$	21,268			19,831			42,414			5,062			25,222		405		114,202
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
	Allowance for loan losses:
	Beginning balance	$	27,243			24,868			50,864			4,851			29,448		436		137,710
	Charge-offs	(12,708		)		(8,918	)		(15,094	)		(1,312	)		(10,026	)	(269	)	(48,327	)
	Recoveries	10,651				4,253			4,054			44			3,673		144		22,819
	Provision (benefit) for loan losses	(3,918		)		(372	)		2,590			1,479			2,127		94		2,000
	Ending balance	$	21,268			19,831			42,414			5,062			25,222		405		114,202
Impairment Method by Loan Category [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table represents a summary of the impairment method used by loan category at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
		Commercial				Real Estate			One-to-			Multi-			Commercial		Consumer		Total
		and				Construction			Four-Family			Family			Real Estate		and
		Industrial				and			Residential			Residential					Installment
						Development
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Allowance for loan losses:
	Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—			86			2,945			—			279		—		3,310
	Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	461				283			9,147			1,159			1,003		—		12,053
	All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,563				8,633			22,621			3,002			20,797		298		68,914
	Total	$	14,024			9,002			34,713			4,161			22,079		298		84,277
	Financing receivables:
	Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	3,587			5,911			12,310			28,756			20,805		—		71,369
	Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	8,310				1,389			94,112			1,124			5,055		6		109,996
	All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	571,642				118,033			817,967			73,482			977,673		18,455		2,577,252
	Total	$	583,539			125,333			924,389			103,362			1,003,533		18,461		2,758,617
	December 31, 2012:
	Allowance for loan losses:
	Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	75			121			3,187			33			182		—		3,598
	Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	601				1,331			10,455			1,105			861		1		14,354
	All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	12,896				12,982			25,255			3,114			19,005		398		73,650
	Total	$	13,572			14,434			38,897			4,252			20,048		399		91,602
	Financing receivables:
	Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	7,884			39,155			16,843			34,636			20,965		—		119,483
	Impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	11,166				3,028			98,423			365			6,296		28		119,306
	All other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	591,251				132,796			871,501			68,683			942,419		19,175		2,625,825
	Total	$	610,301			174,979			986,767			103,684			969,680		19,203		2,864,614

SERVICING_RIGHTS_Tables

SERVICING RIGHTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Mortgage Banking [Member]	'
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Table Text Block]	'
	Changes in mortgage servicing rights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Balance, beginning of period	$	12,341		8,959		9,152		9,077
	Originated mortgage servicing rights	942			1,329		3,059		3,322
	Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	1,160			(1,484	)	3,467		(2,283	)
	Other changes in fair value (2)	(593		)	(616	)	(1,828	)	(1,928	)
	Balance, end of period	$	13,850		8,188		13,850		8,188
	____________________
	-1	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
	-2	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.
SBA [Member]	'
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Table Text Block]	'
	Changes in SBA servicing rights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Balance, beginning of period	$	5,192		6,223		5,640		6,303
	Originated SBA servicing rights	—			—		—		—
	Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model (1)	(127		)	148		(163	)	437
	Other changes in fair value (2)	(157		)	(465	)	(569	)	(834	)
	Balance, end of period	$	4,908		5,906		4,908		5,906
	____________________
	-1	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
	-2	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS_Tables

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes derivative instruments held by the Company, their notional amount, estimated fair values and their location in the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
							Derivatives in Other Assets				Derivatives in Other Liabilities
		Notional Amount					Fair Value Gain (Loss)				Fair Value Loss
		September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012		September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	$	8,731		12,149		7		87		(7	)	(87	)
	Interest rate lock commitments	27,118			59,932		743		1,837		—		—
	Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	39,300			107,700		(637	)	(305	)	—		—
	Total	$	75,149		179,781		113		1,619		(7	)	(87	)
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table summarizes amounts included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 related to non-hedging derivative instruments:
	Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:		Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized
			in Operations on Derivatives	in Operations on Derivatives
				Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
				September 30,					September 30,
				2013			2012		2013		2012
				(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Interest rate swap agreements		Other noninterest income	$	—		(8	)	—		(49	)
	Customer interest rate swap agreements		Other noninterest income	—			—		—		3
	Interest rate lock commitments		Gain on loans sold and held for sale	675			1,192		(1,094	)	2,901
	Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities		Gain on loans sold and held for sale	(3,115		)	(1,165	)	(332	)	(1,593	)

SUBORDINATED_DEBENTURES_Tables

SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Subordinated Borrowings [Abstract]	'
Summary Of Junior Subordinated Debentures Issued To Trusts [Table Text Block]	'
	The following is a summary of the junior subordinated debentures issued to the Trusts in conjunction with the trust preferred securities offerings at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
	Name of Trust		Issuance Date	Maturity Date	Call Date (1)	Interest Rate (2)	Trust Preferred Securities		Subordinated Debentures
							(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Variable Rate
	First Bank Statutory Trust II		Sep-04	September 20, 2034	September 20, 2009	205.0 bp	$	20,000	$	20,619
	Royal Oaks Capital Trust I		Oct-04	January 7, 2035	January 7, 2010	240.0 bp	4,000		4,124
	First Bank Statutory Trust III		Nov-04	December 15, 2034	December 15, 2009	218.0 bp	40,000		41,238
	First Bank Statutory Trust IV		Mar-06	March 15, 2036	March 15, 2011	142.0 bp	40,000		41,238
	First Bank Statutory Trust V		Apr-06	June 15, 2036	June 15, 2011	145.0 bp	20,000		20,619
	First Bank Statutory Trust VI		Jun-06	July 7, 2036	July 7, 2011	165.0 bp	25,000		25,774
	First Bank Statutory Trust VII		Dec-06	December 15, 2036	December 15, 2011	185.0 bp	50,000		51,547
	First Bank Statutory Trust VIII		Feb-07	March 30, 2037	March 30, 2012	161.0 bp	25,000		25,774
	First Bank Statutory Trust X		Aug-07	September 15, 2037	September 15, 2012	230.0 bp	15,000		15,464
	First Bank Statutory Trust IX		Sep-07	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	225.0 bp	25,000		25,774
	First Bank Statutory Trust XI		Sep-07	December 15, 2037	December 15, 2012	285.0 bp	10,000		10,310
	Fixed Rate
	First Bank Statutory Trust		Mar-03	March 20, 2033	March 20, 2008	8.10%	25,000		25,774
	First Preferred Capital Trust IV		Apr-03	June 30, 2033	June 30, 2008	8.15%	46,000		47,423
	____________________
	-1	The junior subordinated debentures are callable at the option of the Company on the call date shown at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
	-2	The interest rates paid on the trust preferred securities are based on either a variable rate or a fixed rate. The variable rate is based on the three-month LIBOR plus the basis point spread shown.

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY_Tables

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	'
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013:
		Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance		Total
					(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013:
	Balance, beginning of period	$	15,337		(3,484	)	(2,250	)	9,603
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(1,363		)	30		(1,117	)	(2,450	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(60		)	—		—		(60	)
	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,423		)	30		(1,117	)	(2,510	)
	Balance, end of period	$	13,914		(3,454	)	(3,367	)	7,093
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013:
	Balance, beginning of period	$	35,186		(3,544	)	13,617		45,259
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(21,026		)	90		(16,984	)	(37,920	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(246		)	—		—		(246	)
	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(21,272		)	90		(16,984	)	(38,166	)
	Balance, end of period	$	13,914		(3,454	)	(3,367	)	7,093
	The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:
		Investment Securities			Defined Benefit Pension Plan		Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance		Total
					(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:
	Balance, beginning of period	$	30,971		(2,591	)	5,504		33,884
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	2,266			21		7,101		9,388
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(422		)	—		—		(422	)
	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,844			21		7,101		8,966
	Balance, end of period	$	32,815		(2,570	)	12,605		42,850
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
	Balance, beginning of period	$	19,437		(2,633	)	(738	)	16,066
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	14,136			63		13,343		27,542
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(758		)	—		—		(758	)
	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	13,378			63		13,343		26,784
	Balance, end of period	$	32,815		(2,570	)	12,605		42,850

REGULATORY_CAPITAL_AND_OTHER_R1

REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Banking and Thrift [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Table Text Block]	'
	At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company's and First Bank’s required and actual capital ratios were as follows:
												To be Well
		Actual								For Capital Adequacy Purposes		Capitalized
		September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012						Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	First Banks, Inc.	$	114,522	3.2	%	$	93,542	2.57	%	8	%	N/A
	First Bank	659,624		18.42		626,177		17.18		8		10	%
	Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	First Banks, Inc.	57,261		1.6		46,771		1.28		4		N/A
	First Bank	614,332		17.15		580,026		15.92		4		6
	Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
	First Banks, Inc.	57,261		0.94		46,771		0.73		4		N/A
	First Bank	614,332		10.09		580,026		9.13		4		5

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_Tables

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	'
	Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are reflected in the following table:
		Fair Value Measurements
		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3	Fair Value
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Assets:
	Available-for-sale investment securities:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		276,034		—	276,034
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			1,098,229		—	1,098,229
	Commercial mortgage-backed	—			868		—	868
	State and political subdivisions	—			32,261		—	32,261
	Corporate notes	—			195,439		—	195,439
	Equity investments	1,456			—		—	1,456
	Mortgage loans held for sale	—			28,313		—	28,313
	Derivative instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	—			7		—	7
	Interest rate lock commitments	—			743		—	743
	Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—			(637	)	—	(637	)
	Servicing rights	—			—		18,758	18,758
	Total	$	1,456		1,631,257		18,758	1,651,471
	Liabilities:
	Derivative instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	$	—		7		—	7
	Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	6,261			—		—	6,261
	Total	$	6,261		7		—	6,268
	December 31, 2012:
	Assets:
	Available-for-sale investment securities:
	U.S. Government sponsored agencies	$	—		310,429		—	310,429
	Residential mortgage-backed	—			1,534,067		—	1,534,067
	Commercial mortgage-backed	—			915		—	915
	State and political subdivisions	—			4,929		—	4,929
	Corporate notes	—			192,365		—	192,365
	Equity investments	1,022			—		—	1,022
	Mortgage loans held for sale	—			66,133		—	66,133
	Derivative instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	—			87		—	87
	Interest rate lock commitments	—			1,837		—	1,837
	Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities	—			(305	)	—	(305	)
	Servicing rights	—			—		14,792	14,792
	Total	$	1,022		2,110,457		14,792	2,126,271
	Liabilities:
	Derivative instruments:
	Customer interest rate swap agreements	$	—		87		—	87
	Nonqualified deferred compensation plan	6,443			—		—	6,443
	Total	$	6,443		87		—	6,530
Schedule Of Servicing Assets At Fair Value Measured At Level 3 On Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		Servicing Rights
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2013			2012		2013	2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Balance, beginning of period	$	17,533		15,182		14,792	15,380
	Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
	Included in earnings (1)	283			(2,417	)	907	(4,608	)
	Included in other comprehensive income	—			—		—	—
	Issuances	942			1,329		3,059	3,322
	Transfers in and/or out of level 3	—			—		—	—
	Balance, end of period	$	18,758		14,094		18,758	14,094
	____________________
	-1	Gains or losses (realized/unrealized) are included in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations.
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]	'
	Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are reflected in the following table:
		Fair Value Measurements
		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3	Fair Value
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	September 30, 2013:
	Assets:
	Impaired loans:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—		—		11,436	11,436
	Real estate construction and development	—			—		6,931	6,931
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	—			—		6,296	6,296
	Mortgage Division portfolio	—			—		83,118	83,118
	Home equity	—			—		4,916	4,916
	Multi-family residential	—			—		28,721	28,721
	Commercial real estate	—			—		24,578	24,578
	Consumer and installment	—			—		6	6
	Other real estate and repossessed assets	—			—		74,831	74,831
	Total	$	—		—		240,833	240,833
	December 31, 2012:
	Assets:
	Impaired loans:
	Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	—		—		18,374	18,374
	Real estate construction and development	—			—		40,731	40,731
	Real estate mortgage:
	Bank portfolio	—			—		8,237	8,237
	Mortgage Division portfolio	—			—		86,500	86,500
	Home equity	—			—		6,887	6,887
	Multi-family residential	—			—		33,863	33,863
	Commercial real estate	—			—		26,218	26,218
	Consumer and installment	—			—		27	27
	Other real estate and repossessed assets	—			—		91,995	91,995
	Total	$	—		—		312,832	312,832
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]	'
	The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2013 were as follows:
		September 30, 2013
					Estimated Fair Value
		Carrying			Level 1		Level 2	Level 3		Total
		Value
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Financial Assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	714,155		714,155		—	—		714,155
	Investment securities:
	Available for sale	1,604,287			1,456		1,602,831	—		1,604,287
	Held to maturity	764,304			—		748,478	—		748,478
	Loans held for portfolio	2,674,340			—		—	2,478,309		2,478,309
	Loans held for sale	28,313			—		28,313	—		28,313
	FRB and FHLB stock	27,137			27,137		—	—		27,137
	Derivative instruments	113			—		113	—		113
	Accrued interest receivable	17,738			17,738		—	—		17,738
	Assets of discontinued operations	38,511			—		38,511	—		38,511
	Financial Liabilities:
	Deposits:
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,224,595		1,224,595		—	—		1,224,595
	Interest-bearing demand	677,900			677,900		—	—		677,900
	Savings and money market	1,852,268			1,852,268		—	—		1,852,268
	Time deposits	1,080,659			—		—	1,081,334		1,081,334
	Other borrowings	37,077			37,077		—	—		37,077
	Derivative instruments	7			—		7	—		7
	Accrued interest payable	59,521			59,521		—	—		59,521
	Subordinated debentures	354,191			—		—	269,610		269,610
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	549,155			—		500,401	—		500,401
	Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
	Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,715	)	—		—	(2,715	)	(2,715	)
	The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2012 were as follows:
		December 31, 2012
					Estimated Fair Value
		Carrying			Level 1		Level 2	Level 3		Total
		Value
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Financial Assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	518,846		518,846		—	—		518,846
	Investment securities:
	Available for sale	2,043,727			1,022		2,042,705	—		2,043,727
	Held to maturity	631,553			—		637,024	—		637,024
	Loans held for portfolio	2,773,012			—		—	2,572,256		2,572,256
	Loans held for sale	66,133			—		66,133	—		66,133
	FRB and FHLB stock	27,329			27,329		—	—		27,329
	Derivative instruments	1,619			—		1,619	—		1,619
	Accrued interest receivable	18,284			18,284		—	—		18,284
	Assets of discontinued operations	6,706			—		6,706	—		6,706
	Financial Liabilities:
	Deposits:
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,327,183		1,327,183		—	—		1,327,183
	Interest-bearing demand	1,000,666			1,000,666		—	—		1,000,666
	Savings and money market	1,880,271			1,880,271		—	—		1,880,271
	Time deposits	1,284,727			—		—	1,286,730		1,286,730
	Other borrowings	26,025			26,025		—	—		26,025
	Derivative instruments	87			—		87	—		87
	Accrued interest payable	48,541			48,541		—	—		48,541
	Subordinated debentures	354,133			—		—	254,984		254,984
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	155,711			—		155,711	—		155,711
	Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
	Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	(2,779	)	—		—	(2,779	)	(2,779	)

INCOME_TAXES_Tables

INCOME TAXES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]	'
	A summary of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is as follows:
		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Gross deferred tax assets	$	407,292		405,266
	Valuation allowance	(391,559		)	(376,224	)
	Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	15,733			29,042
	Deferred tax liabilities	23,166			36,182
	Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(7,433	)	(7,140	)

EARNINGS_LOSS_PER_COMMON_SHARE1

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	'
	The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (EPS) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012
		(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Basic:
	Net income from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	6,741		10,655		28,312		29,642
	Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared	(5,013		)	(4,753	)	(14,841	)	(14,070	)
	Accretion of discount on preferred stock	(919		)	(893	)	(2,725	)	(2,660	)
	Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	809			5,009		10,746		12,912
	Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	(881		)	(2,182	)	(6,279	)	(6,763	)
	Net (loss) income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	(72	)	2,827		4,467		6,149
	Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661			23,661		23,661		23,661
	Basic earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	34.19		211.7		454.17		545.72
	Basic loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	(37.23	)	(92.22	)	(265.37	)	(285.83	)
	Basic (loss) earnings per common share	$	(3.04	)	119.48		188.8		259.89
	Diluted:
	Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	$	809		5,009		10,746		12,912
	Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	(881		)	(2,182	)	(6,279	)	(6,763	)
	Net (loss) income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	(72		)	2,827		4,467		6,149
	Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	—			—		—		—
	Diluted (loss) income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	$	(72	)	2,827		4,467		6,149
	Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding	23,661			23,661		23,661		23,661
	Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	—			—		—		—
	Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding	23,661			23,661		23,661		23,661
	Diluted earnings per common share – continuing operations	$	34.19		211.7		454.17		545.72
	Diluted loss per common share – discontinued operations	$	(37.23	)	(92.22	)	(265.37	)	(285.83	)
	Diluted (loss) earnings per common share	$	(3.04	)	119.48		188.8		259.89

BUSINESS_SEGMENT_RESULTS_Table

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	'
	The business segment results are consistent with the Company’s internal reporting system and, in all material respects, with GAAP and practices predominant in the banking industry. The business segment results are summarized as follows:
		First Bank					Corporate, Other and				Consolidated Totals
							Intercompany
							Reclassifications
		September 30,			December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
		2013			2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Balance sheet information:
	Investment securities	$	2,368,591		2,675,280		—		—		2,368,591		2,675,280
	Total loans	2,786,930			2,930,747		—		—		2,786,930		2,930,747
	FRB and FHLB stock	27,137			27,329		—		—		27,137		27,329
	Goodwill	107,267			125,267		—		—		107,267		125,267
	Assets of discontinued operations	38,511			6,706		—		—		38,511		6,706
	Total assets	6,222,567			6,495,226		14,761		13,900		6,237,328		6,509,126
	Deposits	4,837,493			5,495,624		(2,071	)	(2,777	)	4,835,422		5,492,847
	Other borrowings	37,077			26,025		—		—		37,077		26,025
	Subordinated debentures	—			—		354,191		354,133		354,191		354,133
	Liabilities of discontinued operations	549,155			155,711		—		—		549,155		155,711
	Stockholders’ equity	746,716			751,252		(477,618	)	(451,293	)	269,098		299,959
		First Bank					Corporate, Other and				Consolidated Totals
							Intercompany
							Reclassifications
		Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,				September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Income statement information:
	Interest income	$	42,366		50,018		—		100		42,366		50,118
	Interest expense	2,149			3,448		3,803		3,745		5,952		7,193
	Net interest income (loss)	40,217			46,570		(3,803	)	(3,645	)	36,414		42,925
	Provision for loan losses	—			—		—		—		—		—
	Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	40,217			46,570		(3,803	)	(3,645	)	36,414		42,925
	Noninterest income	15,414			16,541		115		106		15,529		16,647
	Noninterest expense	44,994			48,448		311		391		45,305		48,839
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	10,637			14,663		(3,999	)	(3,930	)	6,638		10,733
	(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(64		)	666		(1	)	(804	)	(65	)	(138	)
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	10,701			13,997		(3,998	)	(3,126	)	6,703		10,871
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(881		)	(2,182	)	—		—		(881	)	(2,182	)
	Net income (loss)	9,820			11,815		(3,998	)	(3,126	)	5,822		8,689
	Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	(38		)	216		—		—		(38	)	216
	Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	9,858		11,599		(3,998	)	(3,126	)	5,860		8,473
		First Bank					Corporate, Other and				Consolidated Totals
							Intercompany
							Reclassifications
		Nine Months Ended					Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,				September 30,
		2013			2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
		(dollars expressed in thousands)
	Income statement information:
	Interest income	$	130,084		153,004		—		121		130,084		153,125
	Interest expense	6,866			11,853		11,210		11,109		18,076		22,962
	Net interest income (loss)	123,218			141,151		(11,210	)	(10,988	)	112,008		130,163
	Provision for loan losses	—			2,000		—		—		—		2,000
	Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	123,218			139,151		(11,210	)	(10,988	)	112,008		128,163
	Noninterest income	49,529			49,239		338		287		49,867		49,526
	Noninterest expense	132,882			147,098		613		1,100		133,495		148,198
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	39,865			41,292		(11,485	)	(11,801	)	28,380		29,491
	(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(44		)	447		(1	)	(369	)	(45	)	78
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	39,909			40,845		(11,484	)	(11,432	)	28,425		29,413
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(6,279		)	(6,763	)	—		—		(6,279	)	(6,763	)
	Net income (loss)	33,630			34,082		(11,484	)	(11,432	)	22,146		22,650
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	113			(229	)	—		—		113		(229	)
	Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$	33,517		34,311		(11,484	)	(11,432	)	22,033		22,879

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_Details_

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details Textual)	Sep. 30, 2013
First Bank [Member]	'
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]	'
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	53.23%
First Capital America Inc [Member]	'
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]	'
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	46.77%

DISCONTINUED_OPERATIONS_Discon

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Discontinued Operations Balance Sheet and Income Statement) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Apr. 19, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Balance Sheet Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Assets of discontinued operations	$38,511	'	$38,511	'	'	$6,706
Deposits:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Liabilities of discontinued operations	549,155	'	549,155	'	'	155,711
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest and fees on loans	332	418	1,036	1,360	'	'
Interest on deposits	78	343	481	1,144	'	'
Net interest income (loss)	254	75	555	216	'	'
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0	'	'
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	254	75	555	216	'	'
Service charges and customer service fees	17	123	208	438	'	'
Other	28	30	85	91	'	'
Total noninterest income	45	153	293	529	'	'
Salaries and employee benefits	753	1,184	3,094	3,686	'	'
Occupancy, net of rental income	1	439	584	1,329	'	'
Furniture and equipment	13	91	74	297	'	'
FDIC insurance	194	414	656	1,228	'	'
Other	233	282	3,127	968	'	'
Total noninterest expense	1,194	2,410	7,535	7,508	'	'
Loss from operations of discontinued operations	-895	-2,182	-6,687	-6,763	'	'
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	14	0	408	0	'	'
Benefit for income taxes	0	0	0	0	'	'
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	-881	-2,182	-6,279	-6,763	'	'
Association Bank Services [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Balance Sheet Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and due from banks	0	'	0	'	'	'
Commercial, financial and agricultural	20,591	'	20,591	'	'	'
Consumer and installment	10	'	10	'	'	'
Net deferred loan fees	-208	'	-208	'	'	'
Total loans	20,393	'	20,393	'	'	'
Bank premises and equipment, net	70	'	70	'	'	'
Goodwill	18,000	'	18,000	'	'	'
Other assets	48	'	48	'	'	'
Assets of discontinued operations	38,511	'	38,511	'	'	'
Deposits:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand	129,785	'	129,785	'	'	'
Interest-bearing demand	339,297	'	339,297	'	'	'
Savings and money market	18,455	'	18,455	'	'	'
Time deposits of $100 or more	23,931	'	23,931	'	'	'
Other time deposits	37,631	'	37,631	'	'	'
Total deposits	549,099	'	549,099	'	'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	56	'	56	'	'	'
Liabilities of discontinued operations	549,155	'	549,155	'	'	'
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest and fees on loans	332	418	1,036	1,360	'	'
Interest on deposits	78	121	248	375	'	'
Net interest income (loss)	254	297	788	985	'	'
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0	'	'
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	254	297	788	985	'	'
Service charges and customer service fees	17	22	74	106	'	'
Other	28	27	81	82	'	'
Total noninterest income	45	49	155	188	'	'
Salaries and employee benefits	753	625	2,209	1,964	'	'
Occupancy, net of rental income	1	2	5	8	'	'
Furniture and equipment	13	29	34	74	'	'
FDIC insurance	194	317	603	928	'	'
Other	233	204	675	690	'	'
Total noninterest expense	1,194	1,177	3,526	3,664	'	'
Loss from operations of discontinued operations	-895	-831	-2,583	-2,491	'	'
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	0	0	0	0	'	'
Benefit for income taxes	0	0	0	0	'	'
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	-895	-831	-2,583	-2,491	'	'
Northern Florida Region [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Balance Sheet Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and due from banks	'	'	'	'	'	1,139
Commercial, financial and agricultural	'	'	'	'	'	0
Consumer and installment	'	'	'	'	'	0
Net deferred loan fees	'	'	'	'	'	0
Total loans	'	'	'	'	'	0
Bank premises and equipment, net	'	'	'	'	'	4,837
Goodwill	'	'	'	'	700	700
Other assets	'	'	'	'	'	30
Assets of discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	'	6,706
Deposits:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand	'	'	'	'	'	12,488
Interest-bearing demand	'	'	'	'	'	10,480
Savings and money market	'	'	'	'	'	67,686
Time deposits of $100 or more	'	'	'	'	'	27,034
Other time deposits	'	'	'	'	'	37,964
Total deposits	'	'	'	'	'	155,652
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	'	'	'	'	'	59
Liabilities of discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	'	155,711
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest and fees on loans	0	0	0	0	'	'
Interest on deposits	0	222	233	769	'	'
Net interest income (loss)	0	-222	-233	-769	'	'
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0	'	'
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	0	-222	-233	-769	'	'
Service charges and customer service fees	0	101	134	332	'	'
Other	0	3	4	9	'	'
Total noninterest income	0	104	138	341	'	'
Salaries and employee benefits	0	559	885	1,722	'	'
Occupancy, net of rental income	0	437	579	1,321	'	'
Furniture and equipment	0	62	40	223	'	'
FDIC insurance	0	97	53	300	'	'
Other	0	78	2,452	278	'	'
Total noninterest expense	0	1,233	4,009	3,844	'	'
Loss from operations of discontinued operations	0	-1,351	-4,104	-4,272	'	'
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	14	0	408	0	'	'
Benefit for income taxes	0	0	0	0	'	'
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$14	($1,351)	($3,696)	($4,272)	'	'

DISCONTINUED_OPERATIONS_Detail

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Apr. 19, 2013	Apr. 05, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
							offices
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	$14,000	'	$0	$408,000	$0	'	'	'
Northern Florida Region [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	14,000	'	0	408,000	0	'	'	'
Goodwill	'	'	'	'	'	700,000	'	700,000
Number of Branch Offices Closed	'	'	'	'	'	'	3	'
Other expense from branch closures associated with discontinued operations	'	2,300,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Northern Florida Region [Member] | HomeBanc National Association [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Branch Offices Sold Pursuant to Sales Agreement	'	'	'	'	'	8	'	'
Deposits assumed or to be assumed	'	'	'	'	'	120,300,000	'	'
Association Bank Services [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	20,393,000	'	'	20,393,000	'	'	'	'
Estimated future gain on sale of disposal group	26,000,000	'	'	26,000,000	'	'	'	'
Net gain on sale of discontinued operations	0	'	0	0	0	'	'	'
Goodwill	18,000,000	'	'	18,000,000	'	'	'	'
Association Bank Services [Member] | Union Bank, N.A. [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Deposits assumed or to be assumed	549,100,000	'	'	549,100,000	'	'	'	'
Total loans	$20,393,000	'	'	$20,393,000	'	'	'	'

INVESTMENTS_IN_DEBT_AND_EQUITY2

INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES - Available-for-sale Securities (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	$6,002	$11,400
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	215,767	245,011
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	273,314	269,997
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	1,099,665	1,466,809
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,594,748	1,993,217
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	25,832	51,774
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-16,293	-1,264
Available-for-sale Securities	1,604,287	2,043,727
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.27%	2.26%
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,064	11,476
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year One Through Five, Fair Value	222,057	251,558
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Five Through Ten, Fair Value	273,224	275,251
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Fair Value	1,102,942	1,505,442
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield With In One Year	3.05%	2.01%
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield After One Through Five Years	2.24%	2.17%
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield After Five Through Ten Years	1.92%	2.65%
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield After Ten Years	2.36%	2.21%
U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	0	10,051
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	48,784	80,328
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	88,769	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	136,582	213,892
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	274,135	304,271
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,067	6,304
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-1,168	-146
Available-for-sale Securities	276,034	310,429
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.36%	1.42%
Residential mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	0	364
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	23,581	24,014
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	138,415	219,286
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	933,135	1,251,917
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,095,131	1,495,581
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	17,245	38,983
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-14,147	-497
Available-for-sale Securities	1,098,229	1,534,067
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.44%	2.32%
Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	796	806
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	796	806
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	72	109
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities	868	915
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	5.03%	4.86%
State and political subdivisions [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	1,042	985
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	3,060	3,579
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	201	201
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	28,448	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	32,751	4,765
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	98	164
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-588	0
Available-for-sale Securities	32,261	4,929
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.35%	4.05%
Corporate notes [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	4,960	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	140,342	137,090
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	45,133	49,704
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	190,435	186,794
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	5,350	6,192
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-346	-621
Available-for-sale Securities	195,439	192,365
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.76%	3.13%
Equity investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities With In One Year Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost	1,500	1,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,500	1,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0	22
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-44	0
Available-for-sale Securities	1,456	1,022
Available-for-sale Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.19%	2.54%
Debt securities [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value	6,064	11,476
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year One Through Five, Fair Value	222,057	251,558
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Five Through Ten, Fair Value	273,224	275,251
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Fair Value	1,101,486	1,504,420
Equity securities [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year One Through Five, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Five Through Ten, Fair Value	0	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Fair Value	$1,456	$1,022

INVESTMENTS_IN_DEBT_AND_EQUITY3

INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES - Held-to-maturity Securities (Details 1) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	$1,021	$826
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	18,186	1,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	205,061	161,254
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	540,036	468,374
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	764,304	631,553
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	687	6,462
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-16,513	-991
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	748,478	637,024
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.92%	1.80%
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield With In One Year	2.91%	2.56%
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield After One Through Five Years	2.08%	3.40%
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield After Five Through Ten Years	1.57%	1.77%
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield After Ten Years	2.04%	1.81%
U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	18,665	52,582
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	18,665	52,582
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0	269
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-164	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	18,501	52,851
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.37%	1.63%
Residential mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	17,167	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	186,341	108,420
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	538,970	466,863
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	742,478	575,283
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	679	6,142
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-16,295	-614
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	726,862	580,811
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	1.93%	1.82%
State and political subdivisions [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Net Carrying Amount	1,021	826
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Net Carrying Amount	1,019	1,099
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	55	252
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Net Carrying Amount	1,066	1,511
Held-to-maturity Securities, Amortized Cost Before Other Than Temporary Impairment	3,161	3,688
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	8	51
Held-to-maturity Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	-54	-377
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	3,115	3,362
Held-to-maturity Securities Weighted Average Yield	2.07%	1.89%
Debt securities [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, Within One Year, Fair Value	1,026	836
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After One Through Five Years, Fair Value	17,903	1,129
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	201,942	164,433
Held-to-maturity Securities, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years, Fair Value	$527,607	$470,626

INVESTMENTS_IN_DEBT_AND_EQUITY4

INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES - Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$110	$790	$802	$1,682
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	0	0	-354	-374
Other-than-temporary impairment	-2	-1	-411	-2
Net realized gain on investment securities	$108	$789	$37	$1,306

INVESTMENTS_IN_DEBT_AND_EQUITY5

INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES - Schedule of Continuous Unrealized Loss Positions (Details 3) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	$510,717	$145,467
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	-15,974	-587
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	31,305	17,945
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	-319	-677
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	542,022	163,412
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	-16,293	-1,264
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	682,416	67,144
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	-16,502	-991
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	7,622	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	-11	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	690,038	67,144
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	-16,513	-991
U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	45,008	20,018
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	-960	-146
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	19,939	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	-208	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	64,947	20,018
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	-1,168	-146
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	18,501	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	-164	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	18,501	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	-164	'
Residential mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	401,599	125,449
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	-14,043	-441
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	6,373	270
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	-104	-56
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	407,972	125,719
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	-14,147	-497
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	662,903	66,011
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	-16,284	-614
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	7,622	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	-11	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	670,525	66,011
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	-16,295	-614
State and political subdivisions [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	27,860	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	-588	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	0	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	27,860	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	-588	'
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,012	1,133
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Aggregate Losses	-54	-377
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	1,012	1,133
Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses	-54	-377
Corporate notes [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	34,794	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	-339	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	4,993	17,675
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	-7	-621
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	39,787	17,675
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	-346	-621
Equity investments [Member]	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value	1,456	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 12 Months Aggregate Losses	-44	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value	0	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer Aggregate Losses	0	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	1,456	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses	($44)	'

INVESTMENTS_IN_DEBT_AND_EQUITY6

INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale	$25,092,000	'	$107,619,000	$143,675,000	$315,238,000	'
Securities pledged as collateral	314,800,000	'	'	314,800,000	'	257,600,000
Reclassification of investment securities from available for sale to held to maturity	'	242,540,000	'	242,540,000	729,142,000	'
Gross unrealized gain on reclassification of available-for-sale securities to held-to-maturity securities	'	5,000,000	'	'	'	'
State and political subdivisions [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Other-than--temporary impairment losses, held-to-maturity securities	'	$407,000	'	'	'	'
U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for twelve months or more	1	'	'	1	'	'
Residential mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for twelve months or more	11	'	'	11	'	9
Corporate notes [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of available-for-sale securities in unrealized loss positions for twelve months or more	1	'	'	1	'	6

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L2

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Commercial, financial and agricultural	$583,539	$610,301
Real estate construction and development	125,333	174,979
Real estate mortgage:	'	'
Real estate mortgage	2,031,284	2,060,131
Consumer and installment	18,773	19,262
Loans held for sale	28,313	66,133
Net deferred loan fees	-312	-59
Total loans	2,786,930	2,930,747
One-to-four-family residential [Member]	'	'
Real estate mortgage:	'	'
Real estate mortgage	924,389	986,767
Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Real estate mortgage:	'	'
Real estate mortgage	103,362	103,684
Total loans	103,362	103,684
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Real estate mortgage:	'	'
Real estate mortgage	1,003,533	969,680
Total loans	$1,003,533	$969,680

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L3

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 1) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	$12,930	$12,142
60-89 Days	5,955	8,404
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	4,740	1,090
Nonaccrual	71,133	109,872
Total Past Due	94,758	131,508
Current	2,692,172	2,799,239
Total loans	2,786,930	2,930,747
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	104	1,180
60-89 Days	899	322
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	11,897	19,050
Total Past Due	12,900	20,552
Current	570,639	589,749
Total loans	583,539	610,301
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	591	93
60-89 Days	21	0
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	7,300	32,152
Total Past Due	7,912	32,245
Current	117,421	142,734
Total loans	125,333	174,979
Bank Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	1,447	1,871
60-89 Days	647	1,121
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	171	874
Nonaccrual	5,893	6,910
Total Past Due	8,158	10,776
Current	88,821	111,562
Total loans	96,979	122,338
Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	3,937	6,264
60-89 Days	3,242	4,375
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	16,772	19,780
Total Past Due	23,951	30,419
Current	460,739	479,552
Total loans	484,690	509,971
Home Equity [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	3,252	2,494
60-89 Days	698	1,221
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	334	216
Nonaccrual	6,145	8,671
Total Past Due	10,429	12,602
Current	332,291	341,856
Total loans	342,720	354,458
Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	0	0
60-89 Days	0	629
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	1,810	6,761
Total Past Due	1,810	7,390
Current	101,552	96,294
Total loans	103,362	103,684
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	3,506	66
60-89 Days	409	693
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	4,235	0
Nonaccrual	21,310	16,520
Total Past Due	29,460	17,279
Current	974,073	952,401
Total loans	1,003,533	969,680
Consumer and Installment [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	93	174
60-89 Days	39	43
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	6	28
Total Past Due	138	245
Current	18,323	18,958
Total loans	18,461	19,203
Loans Held For Sale [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]	'	'
30-59 Days	0	0
60-89 Days	0	0
Recorded Investment > 90 Days Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	28,313	66,133
Total loans	$28,313	$66,133

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L4

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 2) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	$2,786,930	$2,930,747
Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	1,815,767	1,858,644
One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	439,699	476,796
One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	503,151	529,174
Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	583,539	610,301
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	125,333	174,979
Real estate construction and development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	125,333	174,979
Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	103,362	103,684
Multi-family residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	103,362	103,684
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	1,003,533	969,680
Commercial real estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	1,003,533	969,680
Bank Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	96,979	122,338
Bank Portfolio [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	96,979	122,338
Home Equity [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	342,720	354,458
Home Equity [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	342,720	354,458
Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	484,690	509,971
Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	484,690	509,971
Consumer and Installment [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	18,461	19,203
Consumer and Installment [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	18,461	19,203
Pass [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	1,599,830	1,543,395
Pass [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	418,215	449,946
Pass [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	405,174	424,445
Pass [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	553,028	572,248
Pass [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	41,608	45,356
Pass [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	72,927	67,690
Pass [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	932,267	858,101
Pass [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	83,724	107,625
Pass [Member] | Home Equity [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	334,491	342,321
Pass [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	386,719	405,270
Pass [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	18,455	19,175
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	42,350	87,326
Special Mention [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	6,799	4,621
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	11,170	10,580
Special Mention [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	3,140	6,076
Special Mention [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	0	220
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	28,040	70,450
Special Mention [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	6,465	4,405
Special Mention [Member] | Home Equity [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	334	216
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	98,650	104,428
Substandard [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	1,943	5,037
Substandard [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	4,291	6,627
Substandard [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	7,444	8,423
Substandard [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	73,285	81,364
Substandard [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	555	773
Substandard [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	17,366	13,868
Substandard [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	193	1,787
Substandard [Member] | Home Equity [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	1,750	3,250
Substandard [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	4,291	6,627
Substandard [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	0	0
Performing TDR [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	32,620	49,012
Performing TDR [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	704	1,611
Performing TDR [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	76,908	78,294
Performing TDR [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	0	0
Performing TDR [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	0	10,031
Performing TDR [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	28,070	28,240
Performing TDR [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	4,550	10,741
Performing TDR [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	704	1,611
Performing TDR [Member] | Home Equity [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	0	0
Performing TDR [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	76,908	78,294
Performing TDR [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	0	0
Non Accrual [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	42,317	74,483
Non Accrual [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	12,038	15,581
Non Accrual [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	16,778	19,808
Non Accrual [Member] | Commercial And Industrial [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	11,897	19,050
Non Accrual [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	7,300	32,152
Non Accrual [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	1,810	6,761
Non Accrual [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member] | Commercial Loan [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	21,310	16,520
Non Accrual [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	5,893	6,910
Non Accrual [Member] | Home Equity [Member] | One-To-Four-Family Residential Mortgage Bank Portfolio And Home Equity Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	6,145	8,671
Non Accrual [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	16,772	19,780
Non Accrual [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member] | One To Four Family Residential Mortgage Division Portfolio And Consumer And Installment Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Total loans	$6	$28

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L5

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 3) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]	'	'
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	$67,574	$111,922
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	100,652	185,115
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	88,642	134,810
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	1,617	2,248
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	113,791	126,867
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	146,685	157,590
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	15,363	17,952
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	125,756	148,645
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	1,501	2,175
Recorded Investment, Total	181,365	238,789
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	247,337	342,705
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	15,363	17,952
Average Recorded Investment, Total	214,398	283,455
Interest Income Recognized, Total	3,118	4,423
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]	'	'
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	3,222	6,451
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	4,456	24,287
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	4,164	12,369
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	1	215
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	8,675	12,599
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	23,419	19,255
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	461	676
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	11,213	24,157
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Recorded Investment, Total	11,897	19,050
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	27,875	43,542
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	461	676
Average Recorded Investment, Total	15,377	36,526
Interest Income Recognized, Total	1	215
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]	'	'
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	5,619	39,706
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	23,133	74,044
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	24,620	59,094
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	418	561
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	1,681	2,477
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	4,246	10,221
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	369	1,452
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	7,365	3,687
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	114
Recorded Investment, Total	7,300	42,183
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	27,379	84,265
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	369	1,452
Average Recorded Investment, Total	31,985	62,781
Interest Income Recognized, Total	418	675
Bank Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]	'	'
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	0	1,611
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	0	1,690
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	0	2,166
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	34	32
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	6,597	6,910
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	8,295	8,655
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	301	284
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	7,489	9,288
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Recorded Investment, Total	6,597	8,521
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	8,295	10,345
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	301	284
Average Recorded Investment, Total	7,489	11,454
Interest Income Recognized, Total	34	32
Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]	'	'
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	9,098	10,255
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	18,483	22,102
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	9,365	10,308
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	84,582	87,819
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	94,399	96,931
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	10,562	11,574
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	87,061	88,277
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	1,481	2,050
Recorded Investment, Total	93,680	98,074
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	112,882	119,033
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	10,562	11,574
Average Recorded Investment, Total	96,426	98,585
Interest Income Recognized, Total	1,481	2,050
Home Equity [Member]	'	'
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]	'	'
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	601	1,382
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	632	1,507
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	672	1,232
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	5,544	7,289
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	6,396	8,188
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	1,229	1,784
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	6,200	6,500
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Recorded Investment, Total	6,145	8,671
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	7,028	9,695
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	1,229	1,784
Average Recorded Investment, Total	6,872	7,732
Interest Income Recognized, Total	0	0
Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]	'	'
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	28,513	33,709
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	28,778	37,206
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	30,896	13,682
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	921	280
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	1,367	1,292
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	1,371	1,403
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	1,159	1,138
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	1,481	524
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Recorded Investment, Total	29,880	35,001
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	30,149	38,609
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	1,159	1,138
Average Recorded Investment, Total	32,377	14,206
Interest Income Recognized, Total	921	280
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]	'	'
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	20,521	18,808
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	25,170	24,279
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	18,925	35,959
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	243	1,160
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	5,339	8,453
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	8,553	12,909
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	1,282	1,043
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	4,924	16,161
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	20	11
Recorded Investment, Total	25,860	27,261
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	33,723	37,188
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	1,282	1,043
Average Recorded Investment, Total	23,849	52,120
Interest Income Recognized, Total	263	1,171
Consumer and Installment [Member]	'	'
Loan and Lease Receivables, Impaired [Abstract]	'	'
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	0	0
With No Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Recorded Investment	6	28
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Unpaid Principal Balance	6	28
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Related Allowance for Loan Losses	0	1
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Average Recorded Investment	23	51
With A Related Allowance Recorded: Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Recorded Investment, Total	6	28
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	6	28
Related Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	0	1
Average Recorded Investment, Total	23	51
Interest Income Recognized, Total	$0	$0

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L6

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 4) (Performing Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member], USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	$110,232	$128,917
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	0	10,031
One-to-four-family residential [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	77,612	79,905
Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	28,070	28,240
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total performing troubled debt restructuring	$4,550	$10,741

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L7

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 5) (Nonperforming Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member], USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$11,744	$40,010
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	726	1,004
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	3,906	26,557
One-to-four-family residential [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	6,450	7,105
Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	0	2,482
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Total nonperforming troubled debt restructurings	$662	$2,862

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L8

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Loans Modified as TDRs (Details 6) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
	contracts	contracts	contracts	contracts
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Contracts	0	1	2	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$0	$640	$246	$640
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	640	201	640
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Contracts	0	2	0	4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	5,460	0	6,263
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	5,280	0	5,670
One-to-four-family residential [Member]	'	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Contracts	15	13	35	42
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,405	2,069	8,275	7,496
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,095	2,065	7,637	7,443
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Contracts	0	2	0	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	4,947	0	9,965
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$0	$4,947	$0	$9,965

LOANS_AND_ALLOWANCE_FOR_LOAN_L9

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Loans Modified as TDRs that Subsequently Defaulted (Details 7) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
	contracts	contracts	contracts	contracts
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Contracts	1	0	1	0
Recorded Investment, Subsequently Defaulted	$156	$0	$156	$0
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Contracts	0	0	0	3
Recorded Investment, Subsequently Defaulted	0	0	0	1,364
One-to-four-family residential [Member]	'	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Contracts	14	11	43	39
Recorded Investment, Subsequently Defaulted	$3,016	$2,155	$7,937	$8,049

Recovered_Sheet1

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 8) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	$85,633	$120,227	$91,602	$137,710
Loans charged-off	-7,040	-13,927	-20,794	-48,327
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off	5,684	7,902	13,469	22,819
Net loans charged-off	-1,356	-6,025	-7,325	-25,508
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	2,000
Balance, end of period	$84,277	$114,202	$84,277	$114,202

Recovered_Sheet2

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 9) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	$85,633	$120,227	$91,602	$137,710
Charge-offs	-7,040	-13,927	-20,794	-48,327
Recoveries	5,684	7,902	13,469	22,819
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	0	0	0	2,000
Balance, end of period	84,277	114,202	84,277	114,202
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	13,966	22,015	13,572	27,243
Charge-offs	-2,241	-2,475	-3,927	-12,708
Recoveries	1,773	4,907	3,863	10,651
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	526	-3,179	516	-3,918
Balance, end of period	14,024	21,268	14,024	21,268
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	11,412	21,829	14,434	24,868
Charge-offs	0	-2,495	-448	-8,918
Recoveries	2,557	534	4,273	4,253
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	-4,967	-37	-9,257	-372
Balance, end of period	9,002	19,831	9,002	19,831
One-to-four-family residential [Member]	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	35,266	43,702	38,897	50,864
Charge-offs	-2,256	-6,178	-10,983	-15,094
Recoveries	879	1,579	3,398	4,054
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	824	3,311	3,401	2,590
Balance, end of period	34,713	42,414	34,713	42,414
Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	4,122	4,816	4,252	4,851
Charge-offs	0	-143	-162	-1,312
Recoveries	0	1	141	44
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	39	388	-70	1,479
Balance, end of period	4,161	5,062	4,161	5,062
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	20,573	27,471	20,048	29,448
Charge-offs	-2,488	-2,636	-5,121	-10,026
Recoveries	443	827	1,683	3,673
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	3,551	-440	5,469	2,127
Balance, end of period	22,079	25,222	22,079	25,222
Consumer and Installment [Member]	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	294	394	399	436
Charge-offs	-55	0	-153	-269
Recoveries	32	54	111	144
Provision (benefit) for loan losses	27	-43	-59	94
Balance, end of period	$298	$405	$298	$405

Recovered_Sheet3

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 10) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	$3,310	'	$3,598	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	12,053	'	14,354	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	68,914	'	73,650	'	'	'
Ending balance	84,277	85,633	91,602	114,202	120,227	137,710
Financing receivables:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	71,369	'	119,483	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	109,996	'	119,306	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	2,577,252	'	2,625,825	'	'	'
Ending balance	2,758,617	'	2,864,614	'	'	'
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	'	75	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	461	'	601	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,563	'	12,896	'	'	'
Ending balance	14,024	13,966	13,572	21,268	22,015	27,243
Financing receivables:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	3,587	'	7,884	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	8,310	'	11,166	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	571,642	'	591,251	'	'	'
Ending balance	583,539	'	610,301	'	'	'
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	86	'	121	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	283	'	1,331	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	8,633	'	12,982	'	'	'
Ending balance	9,002	11,412	14,434	19,831	21,829	24,868
Financing receivables:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	5,911	'	39,155	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,389	'	3,028	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	118,033	'	132,796	'	'	'
Ending balance	125,333	'	174,979	'	'	'
One-to-four-family residential [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,945	'	3,187	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	9,147	'	10,455	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	22,621	'	25,255	'	'	'
Ending balance	34,713	35,266	38,897	42,414	43,702	50,864
Financing receivables:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	12,310	'	16,843	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	94,112	'	98,423	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	817,967	'	871,501	'	'	'
Ending balance	924,389	'	986,767	'	'	'
Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	'	33	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,159	'	1,105	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,002	'	3,114	'	'	'
Ending balance	4,161	4,122	4,252	5,062	4,816	4,851
Financing receivables:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	28,756	'	34,636	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,124	'	365	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	73,482	'	68,683	'	'	'
Ending balance	103,362	'	103,684	'	'	'
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	279	'	182	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,003	'	861	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	20,797	'	19,005	'	'	'
Ending balance	22,079	20,573	20,048	25,222	27,471	29,448
Financing receivables:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	20,805	'	20,965	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	5,055	'	6,296	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	977,673	'	942,419	'	'	'
Ending balance	1,003,533	'	969,680	'	'	'
Consumer and Installment [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	'	0	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	0	'	1	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	298	'	398	'	'	'
Ending balance	298	294	399	405	394	436
Financing receivables:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	'	0	'	'	'
Ending balance: impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment	6	'	28	'	'	'
Ending balance: all other loans collectively evaluated for impairment	18,455	'	19,175	'	'	'
Ending balance	$18,461	'	$19,203	'	'	'

Recovered_Sheet4

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details Textual) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Impaired Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment	$71,369,000	$119,483,000
Allowance allocated to Troubled Debt Restructurings	15,363,000	17,952,000
Minimum [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Impaired Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment	500,000	'
Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Allowance allocated to Troubled Debt Restructurings	8,800,000	9,500,000
Impaired Loans [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Accumulated Write-downs	66,000,000	103,900,000
Hamp Program [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]	'	'
Troubled Debt Restructurings under HAMP Program	$73,700,000	$75,700,000

GOODWILL_Details_Textual

GOODWILL (Details Textual) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Apr. 19, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			Association Bank Services [Member]	Northern Florida Region [Member]	Northern Florida Region [Member]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	$107,267	$125,267	'	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	'	'	$18,000	$700	$700

SERVICING_RIGHTS_Schedule_of_S

SERVICING RIGHTS (Schedule of Servicing Assets at Fair Value (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Mortgage Banking [Member]	'		'		'		'
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Balance, beginning of period	$12,341		$8,959		$9,152		$9,077
Originated servicing rights	942		1,329		3,059		3,322
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model	1,160	[1]	-1,484	[1]	3,467	[1]	-2,283	[1]
Other changes in fair value	-593	[2]	-616	[2]	-1,828	[2]	-1,928	[2]
Balance, end of period	13,850		8,188		13,850		8,188
SBA [Member]	'		'		'		'
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Balance, beginning of period	5,192		6,223		5,640		6,303
Originated servicing rights	0		0		0		0
Change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model	-127	[1]	148	[1]	-163	[1]	437	[1]
Other changes in fair value	-157	[2]	-465	[2]	-569	[2]	-834	[2]
Balance, end of period	$4,908		$5,906		$4,908		$5,906
[1]	The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in valuation model primarily reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily due to changes in interest rates.
[2]	Other changes in fair value reflect changes due to the collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

SERVICING_RIGHTS_Details_Textu

SERVICING RIGHTS (Details Textual) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mortgage Banking [Member]	'	'
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Servicing Portfolio	$1,320	$1,270
SBA [Member]	'	'
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Servicing Portfolio	$143.30	$159.60

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS_Details

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	$8,731	$12,149
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	75,149	179,781
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	8,731	12,149
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount	27,118	59,932
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount	39,300	107,700
Other Assets [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Assets	113	1,619
Other Assets [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Assets	7	87
Other Assets [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Assets	743	1,837
Other Assets [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Assets	-637	-305
Other Liabilities [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Liabilities	-7	-87
Other Liabilities [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Liabilities	-7	-87
Other Liabilities [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Liabilities	0	0
Other Liabilities [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Liabilities	$0	$0

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS_Details1

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details 1) (Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Interest Rate Swap Agreements Subordinated Debentures [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Other noninterest income	$0	($8)	$0	($49)
Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Other noninterest income	0	0	0	3
Interest rate lock commitments [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	675	1,192	-1,094	2,901
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Gain on loans sold and held for sale	($3,115)	($1,165)	($332)	($1,593)

DERIVATIVE_INSTRUMENTS_Details2

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details Textual) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	$8,731	$12,149
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	75,149	179,781
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	8,731	12,149
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Assets [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Assets	113	1,619
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Assets	7	87
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Assets [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Assets	-637	-305
Interest rate lock commitments [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Assets [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Assets	$743	$1,837

NOTES_PAYABLE_AND_OTHER_BORROW1

NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS (Details Textual) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 20, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
			Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
			Investors Of America Limited Partnership [Member]	Investors Of America Limited Partnership [Member]	Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
					Investors Of America Limited Partnership [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Revolving Credit Note Borrowing Capacity	'	'	'	$5,000,000	'
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	'	'	'	'	3.00%
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis (LIBOR plus 300 basis points)	'	'	'LIBOR plus 300 basis points	'	'
Other borrowings	$37,077,000	$26,025,000	'	'	'

SUBORDINATED_DEBENTURES_Detail

SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES (Details) (USD $)

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

First Bank Statutory Trust II [Member]

Royal Oaks Capital Trust I [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust III [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust IV [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust V [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust VI [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust VII [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust VIII [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust X [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust IX [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust XI [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust [Member]

First Preferred Capital Trust IV [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Three-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust II [Member]

Royal Oaks Capital Trust I [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust III [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust IV [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust V [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust VI [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust VII [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust VIII [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust X [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust IX [Member]

First Bank Statutory Trust XI [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

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'

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'

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Issuance Date

'

'

1-Sep-04

1-Oct-04

1-Nov-04

1-Mar-06

1-Apr-06

1-Jun-06

1-Dec-06

1-Feb-07

1-Aug-07

1-Sep-07

1-Sep-07

1-Mar-03

1-Apr-03

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Maturity Date

'

'

20-Sep-34

7-Jan-35

15-Dec-34

15-Mar-36

15-Jun-36

7-Jul-36

15-Dec-36

30-Mar-37

15-Sep-37

15-Dec-37

15-Dec-37

20-Mar-33

30-Jun-33

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Call Date

'

'

20-Sep-09

[1]

7-Jan-10

[1]

15-Dec-09

[1]

15-Mar-11

[1]

15-Jun-11

[1]

7-Jul-11

[1]

15-Dec-11

[1]

30-Mar-12

[1]

15-Sep-12

[1]

15-Dec-12

[1]

15-Dec-12

[1]

20-Mar-08

[1]

30-Jun-08

[1]

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2.05%

[2]

2.40%

[2]

2.18%

[2]

1.42%

[2]

1.45%

[2]

1.65%

[2]

1.85%

[2]

1.61%

[2]

2.30%

[2]

2.25%

[2]

2.85%

[2]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8.10%

[2]

8.15%

[2]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Trust Preferred Securities

'

'

$20,000

$4,000

$40,000

$40,000

$20,000

$25,000

$50,000

$25,000

$15,000

$25,000

$10,000

$25,000

$46,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Subordinated debentures

$354,191

$354,133

$20,619

$4,124

$41,238

$41,238

$20,619

$25,774

$51,547

$25,774

$15,464

$25,774

$10,310

$25,774

$47,423

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'

'

'

'

[1]

The junior subordinated debentures are callable at the option of the Company on the call date shown at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

[2]

The interest rates paid on the trust preferred securities are based on either a variable rate or a fixed rate. The variable rate is based on the three-month LIBOR plus the basis point spread shown.

SUBORDINATED_DEBENTURES_Detail1

SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Aug. 10, 2009	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
	installment		installment			Regularly Scheduled Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]	Regularly Scheduled Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]	Additional Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]	Additional Deferred Interest Payments Accrued [Member]
	trust		trust
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number Of Trusts Created For Issuing Trust Preferred Securities	13	'	13	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percent of Principal Amount Callable at Call Date	'	'	100.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'
Distributions Accrued On Junior Subordinated Debentures	$3.80	$3.70	$11.20	$11.10	'	'	'	'	'
Trust Preferred Securities Value	'	'	'	'	345	'	'	'	'
Number Of Quarterly Periods For Deferral Of Cash Interest Payments On Junior Subordinated Debt	17	'	17	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest Payable	'	'	'	'	'	$52.90	$43.80	$6	$3.90

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY_Schedule_o

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	$9,603	$33,884	$45,259	$16,066	$16,066
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	-2,450	9,388	-37,920	27,542	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-60	-422	-246	-758	'
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	-2,510	8,966	-38,166	26,784	29,193
Balance, end of period	7,093	42,850	7,093	42,850	45,259
Investment Securities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	15,337	30,971	35,186	19,437	19,437
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	-1,363	2,266	-21,026	14,136	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-60	-422	-246	-758	'
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	-1,423	1,844	-21,272	13,378	'
Balance, end of period	13,914	32,815	13,914	32,815	'
Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	-3,484	-2,591	-3,544	-2,633	-2,633
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	30	21	90	63	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	'
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	30	21	90	63	'
Balance, end of period	-3,454	-2,570	-3,454	-2,570	'
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	-2,250	5,504	13,617	-738	-738
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	-1,117	7,101	-16,984	13,343	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	'
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	-1,117	7,101	-16,984	13,343	'
Balance, end of period	($3,367)	$12,605	($3,367)	$12,605	'

STOCKHOLDERS_EQUITY_Details_Te

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2008

Sep. 25, 2013

Aug. 12, 2013

Dec. 31, 2008

Aug. 12, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

quarters

class

Preferred Class A [Member]

Preferred Class A [Member]

Preferred Class B [Member]

Preferred Class B [Member]

Preferred Class C [Member]

Preferred Class C [Member]

Preferred Class C [Member]

Preferred Class D [Member]

Preferred Class D [Member]

Preferred Class C D [Member]

Regularly Scheduled Dividend Payments [Member]

Regularly Scheduled Dividend Payments [Member]

Cumulative Dividends On Unpaid Regular Dividends [Member]

Cumulative Dividends On Unpaid Regular Dividends [Member]

quarters

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program's Capital Purchase Program [Member]

U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program's Capital Purchase Program [Member]

U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program's Capital Purchase Program [Member]

U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program's Capital Purchase Program [Member]

U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program's Capital Purchase Program [Member]

Preferred Class C D [Member]

Preferred Class C D [Member]

Preferred Class C D [Member]

Preferred Class C D [Member]

Class of Stock [Line Items]

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of Classes of Preferred Stock

'

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4

'

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'

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'

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'

Percentage Of Preferred Stock Redeemed Par Value

105.00%

'

'

105.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

6.00%

12.00%

7.00%

15.00%

'

'

'

9.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage Of Shares Sold

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4.00%

96.00%

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred stock, shares issued

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

295,400

'

'

14,770

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1,000

'

'

$1,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1

'

'

$1

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock Dividend Rate Percentage One To Five Years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock Dividend Rate Percentage Year Six and Thereafter

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock, Dividend Payment Terms

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'Class C Preferred Stock carries an annual dividend rate equal to 5% for the first five years and the annual dividend rate increases to 9% per annum on and after February 15, 2014, payable quarterly in arrears beginning February 15, 2009.

'

'

'Class D Preferred Stock carries an annual dividend rate equal to 9%, payable quarterly in arrears beginning February 15, 2009

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'

'

'

'

Preferred stock

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

$295,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Discount On Preferred Stock Accreted To Retained Earnings On Level Yield Basis

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17,300,000

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock, Period of Accretion of Discount

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accretion of discount on preferred stock

919,000

'

893,000

2,725,000

2,660,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number Of Quarterly Periods For Deferral Of Cash Dividend Payments On Preferred Stock

17

'

'

17

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Dividends Payable

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

68,400,000

56,300,000

8,400,000

5,600,000

Reclassification of investment securities from available for sale to held to maturity

'

242,540,000

'

242,540,000

729,142,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gross unrealized gain on reclassification of available-for-sale securities to held-to-maturity securities

'

5,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gross Unrealized Gain, net of taxes, on Reclassification of Available For Sale Securities to Held To Maturity Securities

'

2,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred Tax Liability Associated with Gross Unrealized Gain on Reclassification of Available For Sale Securities to Held To Maturity Securities

'

$2,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

REGULATORY_CAPITAL_AND_OTHER_R2

REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
First Banks Inc [Member]	'	'
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]	'	'
Total Capital	$114,522	$93,542
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	3.20%	2.57%
Total Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	8.00%	'
Tier One Capital	57,261	46,771
Tier One Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	1.60%	1.28%
Tier One Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%	'
Tier One Leverage Capital	57,261	46,771
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets	0.94%	0.73%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%	'
First Bank [Member]	'	'
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]	'	'
Total Capital	659,624	626,177
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	18.42%	17.18%
Total Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	8.00%	'
Total Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	10.00%	'
Tier One Capital	614,332	580,026
Tier One Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	17.15%	15.92%
Tier One Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%	'
Tier One Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	6.00%	'
Tier One Leverage Capital	$614,332	$580,026
Tier One Leverage Capital to Average Assets	10.09%	9.13%
Tier One Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	4.00%	'
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	5.00%	'

REGULATORY_CAPITAL_AND_OTHER_R3

REGULATORY CAPITAL AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Details Textual) (First Bank [Member])	Dec. 31, 2012
Tier One Capital to Total Assets	9.20%
Minimum [Member]	'
Tier One Capital to Total Assets	7.00%

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_Details

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	$1,651,471	$2,126,271
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	6,268	6,530
U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	276,034	310,429
Residential mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,098,229	1,534,067
Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	868	915
State and political subdivisions [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	32,261	4,929
Corporate notes [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	195,439	192,365
Equity investments [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,456	1,022
Mortgage loans held for sale [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	28,313	66,133
Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	7	87
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	7	87
Interest rate lock commitments [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	743	1,837
Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	-637	-305
Servicing rights [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	18,758	14,792
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	6,261	6,443
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,456	1,022
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	6,261	6,443
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | State and political subdivisions [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Corporate notes [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity investments [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,456	1,022
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Mortgage loans held for sale [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Servicing rights [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Nonqualified deferred compensation plan [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	6,261	6,443
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,631,257	2,110,457
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	7	87
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	276,034	310,429
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	1,098,229	1,534,067
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	868	915
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | State and political subdivisions [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	32,261	4,929
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate notes [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	195,439	192,365
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity investments [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Mortgage loans held for sale [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	28,313	66,133
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	7	87
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	7	87
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	743	1,837
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	-637	-305
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Servicing rights [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Nonqualified deferred compensation plan [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	18,758	14,792
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Government sponsored agencies [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial mortgage-backed [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | State and political subdivisions [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate notes [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Equity investments [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Mortgage loans held for sale [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Customer interest rate swap agreements [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Interest rate lock commitments [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Servicing rights [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	18,758	14,792
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Nonqualified deferred compensation plan [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	$0	$0

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_Details1

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):	'		'		'		'
Included in earnings	$283		($2,417)		$907		($4,608)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'		'		'		'
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount [Roll Forward]	'		'		'		'
Balance, beginning of period	17,533		15,182		14,792		15,380
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):	'		'		'		'
Included in earnings	283	[1]	-2,417	[1]	907	[1]	-4,608	[1]
Included in other comprehensive income	0		0		0		0
Issuances	942		1,329		3,059		3,322
Transfers in and/or out of level 3	0		0		0		0
Balance, end of period	$18,758		$14,094		$18,758		$14,094
[1]	Gains or losses (realized/unrealized) are included in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations.

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_Details2

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details 2) (Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member], USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$240,833	$312,832
Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	11,436	18,374
Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	6,931	40,731
Bank Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	6,296	8,237
Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	83,118	86,500
Home Equity [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	4,916	6,887
Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	28,721	33,863
Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	24,578	26,218
Consumer and Installment [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	6	27
Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	74,831	91,995
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Home Equity [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Home Equity [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	240,833	312,832
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial, financial and agricultural [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	11,436	18,374
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Real estate construction and development [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	6,931	40,731
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Bank Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	6,296	8,237
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Mortgage Division Portfolio [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	83,118	86,500
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Home Equity [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	4,916	6,887
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Multi-family residential [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	28,721	33,863
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial real estate [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	24,578	26,218
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Consumer and Installment [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	6	27
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets [Member]	'	'
Fair Value, Assests and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$74,831	$91,995

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_Details3

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details 3) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Investment securities [Abstract]	'	'
Available for sale	$1,604,287	$2,043,727
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	748,478	637,024
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	714,155	518,846
Investment securities [Abstract]	'	'
Available for sale	1,604,287	2,043,727
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	748,478	637,024
Loans held for portfolio, Estimated Fair Value	2,478,309	2,572,256
Loans Held-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	28,313	66,133
FRB and FHLB stock, Estimated Fair Value	27,137	27,329
Derivative assets, Estimated Fair Value	113	1,619
Accrued interest receivable, Estimated Fair Value	17,738	18,284
Assets Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	38,511	6,706
Financial Liabilities:	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand Estimated Fair Value	1,224,595	1,327,183
Interest-bearing demand, Estimated Fair Value	677,900	1,000,666
Savings and money market, Estimated Fair Value	1,852,268	1,880,271
Time deposits, Estimated Fair Value	1,081,334	1,286,730
Other borrowings, Estimated Fair Value	37,077	26,025
Derivative liabilities, Estimated Fair Value	7	87
Accrued interest payable, Estimated Fair Value	59,521	48,541
Subordinated debentures, Estimated Fair Value	269,610	254,984
Liabilities Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	500,401	155,711
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:	'	'
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, Estimated Fair Value	-2,715	-2,779
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	714,155	518,846
Investment securities [Abstract]	'	'
Available for sale	1,456	1,022
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Loans held for portfolio, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Loans Held-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
FRB and FHLB stock, Estimated Fair Value	27,137	27,329
Derivative assets, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Accrued interest receivable, Estimated Fair Value	17,738	18,284
Assets Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Financial Liabilities:	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand Estimated Fair Value	1,224,595	1,327,183
Interest-bearing demand, Estimated Fair Value	677,900	1,000,666
Savings and money market, Estimated Fair Value	1,852,268	1,880,271
Time deposits, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Other borrowings, Estimated Fair Value	37,077	26,025
Derivative liabilities, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Accrued interest payable, Estimated Fair Value	59,521	48,541
Subordinated debentures, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Liabilities Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:	'	'
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Investment securities [Abstract]	'	'
Available for sale	1,602,831	2,042,705
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	748,478	637,024
Loans held for portfolio, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Loans Held-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	28,313	66,133
FRB and FHLB stock, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Derivative assets, Estimated Fair Value	113	1,619
Accrued interest receivable, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Assets Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	38,511	6,706
Financial Liabilities:	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Interest-bearing demand, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Savings and money market, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Time deposits, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Other borrowings, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Derivative liabilities, Estimated Fair Value	7	87
Accrued interest payable, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Subordinated debentures, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Liabilities Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	500,401	155,711
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:	'	'
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Investment securities [Abstract]	'	'
Available for sale	0	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Loans held for portfolio, Estimated Fair Value	2,478,309	2,572,256
Loans Held-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
FRB and FHLB stock, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Derivative assets, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Accrued interest receivable, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Assets Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Financial Liabilities:	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Interest-bearing demand, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Savings and money market, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Time deposits, Estimated Fair Value	1,081,334	1,286,730
Other borrowings, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Derivative liabilities, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Accrued interest payable, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Subordinated debentures, Estimated Fair Value	269,610	254,984
Liabilities Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:	'	'
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, Estimated Fair Value	-2,715	-2,779
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	714,155	518,846
Investment securities [Abstract]	'	'
Available for sale	1,604,287	2,043,727
Held-to-maturity Securities, Estimated Fair Value	764,304	631,553
Loans held for portfolio, Estimated Fair Value	2,674,340	2,773,012
Loans Held-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	28,313	66,133
FRB and FHLB stock, Estimated Fair Value	27,137	27,329
Derivative assets, Estimated Fair Value	113	1,619
Accrued interest receivable, Estimated Fair Value	17,738	18,284
Assets Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	38,511	6,706
Financial Liabilities:	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand Estimated Fair Value	1,224,595	1,327,183
Interest-bearing demand, Estimated Fair Value	677,900	1,000,666
Savings and money market, Estimated Fair Value	1,852,268	1,880,271
Time deposits, Estimated Fair Value	1,080,659	1,284,727
Other borrowings, Estimated Fair Value	37,077	26,025
Derivative liabilities, Estimated Fair Value	7	87
Accrued interest payable, Estimated Fair Value	59,521	48,541
Subordinated debentures, Estimated Fair Value	354,191	354,133
Liabilities Of discontinued operations, Estimated Fair Value	549,155	155,711
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:	'	'
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, Estimated Fair Value	($2,715)	($2,779)

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_Details4

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Loans transferred to other real estate and repossessed assets	'	'	$8,217	$21,788	'
Write-downs on other real estate and repossessed assets	-1,421	-1,686	-2,230	-7,939	'
Other real estate and repossessed assets	$74,831	'	$74,831	'	$91,995

INCOME_TAXES_Details

INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Gross deferred tax assets	$407,292	$405,266
Valuation allowance	-391,559	-376,224
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	15,733	29,042
Deferred tax liabilities	23,166	36,182
Net deferred tax liabilities	($7,433)	($7,140)

INCOME_TAXES_Details_Textual

INCOME TAXES (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	$391,559,000	'	$391,559,000	'	$376,224,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	858,000	'	858,000	'	1,100,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Provision For Income Taxes	566,000	'	566,000	'	740,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Accrued	133,000	'	133,000	'	116,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Expense	11,000	15,000	16,000	51,000	'
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Amount of Unrecorded Benefit	-165,000	'	-165,000	'	'
Estimated Provision For Income Taxes Before Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations	108,000	'	108,000	'	'
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Schedule of Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards	612,000,000	'	612,000,000	'	597,700,000
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Schedule of Income Taxes [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards	836,500,000	'	836,500,000	'	786,400,000
Deferred Tax Asset Related to Net Operating Loss	$70,600,000	'	$70,600,000	'	$65,900,000

EARNINGS_LOSS_PER_COMMON_SHARE2

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net income from continuing operations attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$6,741	$10,655	$28,312	$29,642
Preferred stock dividends declared and undeclared	-5,013	-4,753	-14,841	-14,070
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	-919	-893	-2,725	-2,660
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	809	5,009	10,746	12,912
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	-881	-2,182	-6,279	-6,763
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders	-72	2,827	4,467	6,149
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	23,661	23,661	23,661	23,661
Basic earnings per common share - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$34.19	$211.70	$454.17	$545.72
Basic loss per common share - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	($37.23)	($92.22)	($265.37)	($285.83)
Basic (loss) earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	($3.04)	$119.48	$188.80	$259.89
Net income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	809	5,009	10,746	12,912
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders	-881	-2,182	-6,279	-6,763
Diluted (loss) income available to First Banks, Inc. common stockholders	-72	2,827	4,467	6,149
Weighted average diluted shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	23,661	23,661	23,661	23,661
Diluted earnings per common share - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$34.19	$211.70	$454.17	$545.72
Diluted loss per common share - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	($37.23)	($92.22)	($265.37)	($285.83)
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share	($3.04)	$119.48	$188.80	$259.89
Class A Convertible Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'	'	'
Class of Stock [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	$0	$0	$0	$0
Effect of dilutive securities – Class A convertible preferred stock	0	0	0	0

BUSINESS_SEGMENT_RESULTS_Detai

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investment securities	$2,368,591	'	$2,368,591	'	$2,675,280	'
Total loans	2,786,930	'	2,786,930	'	2,930,747	'
FRB and FHLB stock	27,137	'	27,137	'	27,329	'
Goodwill	107,267	'	107,267	'	125,267	'
Assets of discontinued operations	38,511	'	38,511	'	6,706	'
Total assets	6,237,328	'	6,237,328	'	6,509,126	'
Deposits	4,835,422	'	4,835,422	'	5,492,847	'
Other borrowings	37,077	'	37,077	'	26,025	'
Subordinated debentures	354,191	'	354,191	'	354,133	'
Liabilities of discontinued operations	549,155	'	549,155	'	155,711	'
Stockholders' equity	269,098	'	269,098	'	299,959	263,671
Interest income	42,366	50,118	130,084	153,125	'	'
Interest expense	5,952	7,193	18,076	22,962	'	'
Net interest income (loss)	36,414	42,925	112,008	130,163	'	'
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	2,000	'	'
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	36,414	42,925	112,008	128,163	'	'
Noninterest income	15,529	16,647	49,867	49,526	'	'
Noninterest expense	45,305	48,839	133,495	148,198	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	6,638	10,733	28,380	29,491	'	'
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	-65	-138	-45	78	'	'
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	6,703	10,871	28,425	29,413	'	'
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	-881	-2,182	-6,279	-6,763	'	'
Net income (loss)	5,822	8,689	22,146	22,650	25,981	'
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	-38	216	113	-229	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	5,860	8,473	22,033	22,879	'	'
Corporate and Other [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investment securities	0	'	0	'	0	'
Total loans	0	'	0	'	0	'
FRB and FHLB stock	0	'	0	'	0	'
Goodwill	0	'	0	'	0	'
Assets of discontinued operations	0	'	0	'	0	'
Total assets	14,761	'	14,761	'	13,900	'
Deposits	-2,071	'	-2,071	'	-2,777	'
Other borrowings	0	'	0	'	0	'
Subordinated debentures	354,191	'	354,191	'	354,133	'
Liabilities of discontinued operations	0	'	0	'	0	'
Stockholders' equity	-477,618	'	-477,618	'	-451,293	'
Interest income	0	100	0	121	'	'
Interest expense	3,803	3,745	11,210	11,109	'	'
Net interest income (loss)	-3,803	-3,645	-11,210	-10,988	'	'
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0	'	'
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	-3,803	-3,645	-11,210	-10,988	'	'
Noninterest income	115	106	338	287	'	'
Noninterest expense	311	391	613	1,100	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	-3,999	-3,930	-11,485	-11,801	'	'
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	-1	-804	-1	-369	'	'
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	-3,998	-3,126	-11,484	-11,432	'	'
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	0	'	'
Net income (loss)	-3,998	-3,126	-11,484	-11,432	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	0	0	0	0	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	-3,998	-3,126	-11,484	-11,432	'	'
First Bank [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investment securities	2,368,591	'	2,368,591	'	2,675,280	'
Total loans	2,786,930	'	2,786,930	'	2,930,747	'
FRB and FHLB stock	27,137	'	27,137	'	27,329	'
Goodwill	107,267	'	107,267	'	125,267	'
Assets of discontinued operations	38,511	'	38,511	'	6,706	'
Total assets	6,222,567	'	6,222,567	'	6,495,226	'
Deposits	4,837,493	'	4,837,493	'	5,495,624	'
Other borrowings	37,077	'	37,077	'	26,025	'
Subordinated debentures	0	'	0	'	0	'
Liabilities of discontinued operations	549,155	'	549,155	'	155,711	'
Stockholders' equity	746,716	'	746,716	'	751,252	'
Interest income	42,366	50,018	130,084	153,004	'	'
Interest expense	2,149	3,448	6,866	11,853	'	'
Net interest income (loss)	40,217	46,570	123,218	141,151	'	'
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	2,000	'	'
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan losses	40,217	46,570	123,218	139,151	'	'
Noninterest income	15,414	16,541	49,529	49,239	'	'
Noninterest expense	44,994	48,448	132,882	147,098	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations before (benefit) provision for income taxes	10,637	14,663	39,865	41,292	'	'
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	-64	666	-44	447	'	'
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	10,701	13,997	39,909	40,845	'	'
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	-881	-2,182	-6,279	-6,763	'	'
Net income (loss)	9,820	11,815	33,630	34,082	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	-38	216	113	-229	'	'
Net income (loss) attributable to First Banks, Inc.	$9,858	$11,599	$33,517	$34,311	'	'

TRANSACTIONS_WITH_RELATED_PART1

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES (Details Textual) (USD $)

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9 Months Ended

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First Services L P [Member]

First Services L P [Member]

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First Services L P [Member]

First Services L P [Member]

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First Brokerage America L L C [Member]

First Brokerage America L L C [Member]

First Brokerage America L L C [Member]

First Brokerage America L L C [Member]

First Brokerage America L L C [Member]

First Brokerage America L L C [Member]

First Brokerage America L L C [Member]

First Brokerage America L L C [Member]

Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]

Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]

Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]

Dierbergs Markets Inc [Member]

FB Holdings LLC [Member]

FB Holdings LLC [Member]

FB Holdings LLC [Member]

FB Holdings LLC [Member]

FB Holdings LLC [Member]

First Capital America Inc [Member]

First Capital America Inc [Member]

First Bank [Member]

Investors Of America Limited Partnership [Member]

Directors Affliates and Executive Officers [Member]

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Affiliate Services Agreement [Member]

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Equipment [Member]

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Premises [Member]

Premises [Member]

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435,000

435,000

1,300,000

1,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fees Receivable

'

'

'

'

46,000

44,000

137,000

133,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Commissions Received From Unaffliated Third Party Companies

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

943,000

914,000

3,400,000

3,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

124,000

129,000

368,000

373,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from Contributions from Parent

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Contribution of Assets from Parent

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

133,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

125,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

46.77%

53.23%

'

'

'

Service Fees Received

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,000

27,000

19,000

105,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revolving Credit Note Borrowing Capacity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,000,000

'

'

Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$14,800,000

$9,100,000