Other Real Estate (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

For the periods presented, changes and gains (losses), net on other real estate were as follows ($ in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016 (1)
Balance at beginning of period	$	43,228		$	62,051		$	78,828
Additions (2)		12,115			9,235			24,525
Disposals		(19,802	)		(24,762	)		(36,801	)
Write-downs		(873	)		(3,296	)		(4,501	)
Balance at end of period	$	34,668		$	43,228		$	62,051

Gain (losses), net on the sale of other real estate included in other real estate expense	$	700		$	2,087		$	7,031

(1)	The changes and gains, net on other real estate for the year ended December 31, 2016 include covered other real estate.

(2)	For the year ended December 31, 2017, additions to other real estate included $475 thousand of other real estate acquired in the Reliance merger on April 7, 2017.

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, other real estate by type of property consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

	December 31,
	2018		2017
Construction, land development and other land properties	$	16,206	$	27,491
1-4 family residential properties		4,983		5,081
Nonfarm, nonresidential properties		13,296		10,468
Other real estate properties		183		188
Total other real estate	$	34,668	$	43,228

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, other real estate by geographic location consisted of the following ($ in thousands):

(1)	Mississippi includes Central and Southern Mississippi Regions.

(2)	Tennessee includes Memphis, Tennessee and Northern Mississippi Regions.