PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT:

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross [Abstract]

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT:

Premises and equipment are summarized as follows:

	December 31,
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	2016			2015
Land	$	12,265		$	11,627
Building and leasehold improvements	55,711			55,532
Furniture and equipment	44,608			46,796
	112,584			113,955
Less accumulated depreciation	(63,344		)	(63,424		)
TOTAL	$	49,240		$	50,531

Aggregate depreciation expense was $4.34 million, $4.66 million and $4.98 million for 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company leases certain branch properties and equipment under operating leases. Rent expense was $0.9 million, $0.9 million, and $0.9 million for 2016, 2015, and 2014. Rent commitments, before considering renewal options that generally are present, were as follows:

2017	$	647
2018	504
2019	356
2020	187
2021	74
Thereafter	1,118
	$	2,886