Other Operating Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other Operating Expenses [Abstract]

Other Operating Expenses

Note 18. Other Operating Expenses

The principal components of “Other operating expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Income are:

	2011		2010		2009
Postage and courier expenses	$	193,817	$	303,645	$	327,493
Paper and supplies		170,697		251,895		276,828
Taxes, other than income taxes		287,670		308,221		313,183
Charge-offs, other than loan charge-offs		273,083		388,121		489,007
Telephone		316,171		285,843		258,011
Directors' compensation		234,868		445,678		339,613
Other (no items exceed 1% of total revenue)		1,194,717		929,012		1,021,424
	$	2,671,025	$	2,912,415	$	3,025,559

Directors' compensation is allocated and expensed separately at both the Bank and at the parent company. The above year to year comparisons of directors' compensation are on a consolidated basis.