RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

Net expenses associated with these plans were comprised of the following components:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017						2016
	BMP, Employee and Outside Director Retirement Plans			Postretirement Plan			BMP, Employee and Outside Director Retirement Plans			Postretirement Plan
Service cost	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-
Interest cost		329			14			343			16
Expected return on assets		(395	)		-			(383	)		-
Unrecognized past service liability		-			(2	)		-			(2	)
Amortization of unrealized loss (gain)		358			(1	)		428			(1	)
Net periodic cost	$	292		$	11		$	388		$	13

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017						2016
	BMP, Employee and Outside Director Retirement Plans			Postretirement Plan			BMP, Employee and Outside Director Retirement Plans			Postretirement Plan
Service cost	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-
Interest cost		987			42			1,028			47
Expected return on assets		(1,185	)		-			(1,149	)		-
Unrecognized past service liability		-			(6	)		-			(6	)
Amortization of unrealized loss (gain)		1,076			(3	)		1,284			(3	)
Net periodic cost	$	878		$	33		$	1,163		$	38