STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION [Abstract]

Schedule of compensation cost

The Company recognized compensation expense as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30 (in thousands):

	Three months ended September 30				Nine months ended September 30
		2014		2013		2014		2013
Total gross compensation expense	$	95	$	41	$	397	$	137
Total tax benefit associated with compensation expense		20		6		101		27
Total net compensation expense	$	75	$	35	$	296	$	110

Schedule of unrecognized compensation cost

As of September 30, 2014, the Company expects to record compensation expense in the future as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ending December 31,		Year ending December 31,
	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018
Total gross unrecognized compensation expense	$	94	$	397	$	203	$	49	$	7
Tax benefit associated with unrecognized compensation expense		20		77		13		—		—
Total net unrecognized compensation expense	$	74	$	320	$	190	$	49	$	7