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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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

Premises and Fixed Assets, Net

Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the properties as follows:

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

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,
	2017			2016			2015
Numerator:
Net Income per the Consolidated Statements of Operations	$	51,882		$	72,514		$	44,772
Less: Dividends paid on earnings allocated to participating securities		(131	)		(109	)		(136	)
Income attributable to Common Stock	$	51,751		$	72,405		$	44,636
Weighted average common shares outstanding, including participating securities		37,593,715			36,898,951			36,477,854
Less: weighted average participating securities		(163,056	)		(186,058	)		(245,037	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding		37,430,659			36,712,893			36,232,817
Basic EPS	$	1.38		$	1.97		$	1.24
Income attributable to Common Stock	$	51,751		$	72,405		$	44,636
Weighted average common shares outstanding		37,430,659			36,712,893			36,232,817
Weighted average common equivalent shares outstanding		79,790			51,193			89,516
Weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding		37,510,449			36,764,086			36,322,333
Diluted EPS	$	1.38		$	1.97		$	1.23