Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment, Other, Net [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT (In Thousands)

A summary of premises and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 is presented below:



	2011			2010
Land and Bank Premises	$	28,391		$	23,801
Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures	18,028			17,543
Leasehold Improvements	932			916
Total Cost	47,351			42,260
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization	(24,722		)	(23,424		)
Net Premises and Equipment	$	22,629		$	18,836

Amounts charged to expense for depreciation totaled $1,382, $1,286 and $1,265 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amounts charged to expense for leasing office space totaled $570, $351 and $313 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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