NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]

Premises and Fixed Assets, Net

Buildings	2.22% to 2.50% per year
Leasehold improvements	Lesser of the useful life of the asset or the remaining non-cancelable terms of the related leases
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	10% per year

Premises Held for Sale – Premises held for sale are carried at the lower of the recorded balance or their likely disposal value. Upon being re-classified as held for sale, depreciation is no longer recognized on these assets.

Reconciliation of the Numerator and Denominator of Basic EPS and Diluted EPS for the Periods

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic EPS and diluted EPS for the periods indicated:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Numerator:
Net Income per the Consolidated Statements of Operations	$	44,772		$	44,246		$	43,548
Less: Dividends paid on earnings allocated to participating securities		(136	)		(168	)		(180	)
Income attributable to common stock	$	44,636		$	44,078		$	43,368
Weighted average common shares outstanding, including participating securities		36,477,854			36,174,962			35,507,765
Less: weighted average participating securities		(245,037	)		(301,785	)		(320,566	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding		36,232,817			35,873,177			35,187,199
Basic EPS	$	1.24		$	1.23		$	1.24
Income attributable to common stock	$	44,636		$	44,078		$	43,368
Weighted average common shares outstanding		36,232,817			35,873,177			35,187,199
Weighted average common equivalent shares outstanding		89,516			75,339			119,073
Weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding		36,322,333			35,948,516			35,306,272
Diluted EPS	$	1.23		$	1.23		$	1.23