Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

(In Thousands)

Bank premises and equipment at December 31 are summarized as follows:



	2014			2013
Premises	$	121,434		$	109,570
Leasehold improvements	6,296			6,185
Furniture and equipment	28,955			26,315
Computer equipment	11,342			9,033
Autos	216			271
Total	168,243			151,374
Accumulated depreciation	(54,508		)	(49,849		)
Net	$	113,735		$	101,525

Depreciation expense was $6,613, $5,479 and $5,043 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company has operating leases which extend to 2025 for certain land and office locations. Leases that expire are generally expected to be renewed or replaced by other leases. Rental expense was $2,909, $2,722 and $2,567 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The following is a summary of future minimum lease payments for years following December 31, 2014:



2015	$	2,689
2016	2,255
2017	1,926
2018	1,662
2019	1,585
Thereafter	5,524
Total	$	15,641

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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