TREASURY STOCK	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
TREASURY STOCK [Abstract]
TREASURY STOCK	4. TREASURY STOCK There were no treasury stock repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2015, or the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014. The Holding Company repurchased 20,000 shares of its common stock into treasury during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 at a weighted average cost of $15.00 per share. On April 23, 2015, 11,557 shares of the Holding Company's common stock were released from treasury in order to fulfill benefit obligations under the BMP. The closing price of the Holding Company's common stock on that date was $16.37, and the shares were released utilizing the average historical cost method. On April 30, 2015, 68,069 shares of the Holding Company's common stock were released from treasury in order to fulfill benefit obligations under the Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Equity and Incentive Plan (the "2013 Equity and Incentive Plan"). The closing price of the Holding Company's common stock on that date was $15.92, and the shares were released utilizing the average historical cost method. On April 30, 2014, 121,333 shares of the Holding Company's common stock were released from treasury in order to fulfill benefit obligations under either the Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2004 Stock Incentive Plan") or the 2013 Equity and Incentive Plan, and 9,364 shares of treasury stock were released in order to fulfill benefit obligations under the BMP. The closing price of the Holding Company's common stock on that date was $16.30, and the shares were released utilizing the average historical cost method. Shares either released from treasury stock for earned equity awards or returned to treasury stock due to forfeited equity awards were otherwise immaterial during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

4. TREASURY STOCK

There were no treasury stock repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2015, or the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014. The Holding Company repurchased 20,000 shares of its common stock into treasury during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 at a weighted average cost of $15.00 per share.

On April 23, 2015, 11,557 shares of the Holding Company's common stock were released from treasury in order to fulfill benefit obligations under the BMP. The closing price of the Holding Company's common stock on that date was $16.37, and the shares were released utilizing the average historical cost method. On April 30, 2015, 68,069 shares of the Holding Company's common stock were released from treasury in order to fulfill benefit obligations under the Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Equity and Incentive Plan (the "2013 Equity and Incentive Plan"). The closing price of the Holding Company's common stock on that date was $15.92, and the shares were released utilizing the average historical cost method.

On April 30, 2014, 121,333 shares of the Holding Company's common stock were released from treasury in order to fulfill benefit obligations under either the Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2004 Stock Incentive Plan") or the 2013 Equity and Incentive Plan, and 9,364 shares of treasury stock were released in order to fulfill benefit obligations under the BMP. The closing price of the Holding Company's common stock on that date was $16.30, and the shares were released utilizing the average historical cost method.

Shares either released from treasury stock for earned equity awards or returned to treasury stock due to forfeited equity awards were otherwise immaterial during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.