Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Premises and Equipment

Premises and Equipment

(In Thousands)

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

	2018			2017
Premises	$	218,730		$	193,173
Leasehold improvements	10,241			7,736
Furniture and equipment	52,043			45,625
Computer equipment	20,972			15,686
Autos	166			182
Total	302,152			262,402
Accumulated depreciation	(92,984		)	(79,148		)
Net	$	209,168		$	183,254

Depreciation expense was $14,358, $13,136 and $12,066 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Company has operating leases which extend to 2034 for certain land and office locations. Leases that expire are generally expected to be renewed or replaced by other leases. Rental expense was $6,157, $4,827 and $4,460 for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The following is a summary of future minimum lease payments for years following December 31, 2018:

2019	$	9,389
2020	8,199
2021	6,339
2022	4,929
2023	3,711
Thereafter	12,592
Total	$	45,159

In the Brand acquisition, the Company assumed several leases with related parties. The future minimum lease payments for these leases are $10,078 and they have varying expiration dates through 2025. Rental expense on the assumed related party leases, which is included in the total rental expense above, was $638 for 2018.