SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

Schedule of commercial paper

Commercial paper consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

	March 31,			December 31,
	2017			2016
Commercial paper outstanding, net of discounts	$	125,480		$	119,901
Weighted average interest rate		1.13	%		0.89	%