INCOME TAXES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of income tax expense

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows: 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2018			2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Income tax expense (benefit) for the period		$	2,322		$	3,942
Effective Tax Rate		19.9		%	35.3		%