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PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
NOTE 8. PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
  
Premises and equipment are summarized as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land
 
$
38,806
 
$
31,709
 
Buildings
 
 
94,310
 
 
79,692
 
Furniture and equipment
 
 
48,140
 
 
41,472
 
Construction in progress
 
 
1,393
 
 
971
 
 
 
 
182,649
 
 
153,844
 
Accumulated depreciation
 
 
(61,010)
 
 
(56,593)
 
 
 
$
121,639
 
$
97,251
 
 
Estimated costs to complete construction projects in progress were less than $1.5 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014. Depreciation expense was approximately $8.1 million, $6.6 million and $4.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
Leases
 
The Company has various operating leases with unrelated parties on 29 banking offices and seven mortgage offices. Generally, these leases are on smaller locations with initial lease terms under ten years with up to two renewal options.
 
Rental expense amounted to approximately $2,962,867, $2,189,000 and $1,777,000 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  Future minimum lease commitments under the Company’s operating leases, excluding any renewal options, are summarized as follows:
 
2016
 
$
2,999,694
 
2017
 
 
3,059,886
 
2018
 
 
2,685,184
 
2019
 
 
2,295,477
 
2020
 
 
2,074,955
 
Thereafter
 
 
1,508,542
 
 
 
$
14,623,738