STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION [Abstract]

Schedule of compensation cost

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

	Three months ending June 30				Six months ending June 30
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Total gross compensation expense	$	161	$	124	$	301	$	302
Total tax benefit associated with compensation expense		43		30		86		90
Total net compensation expense	$	118	$	94	$	215	$	212

Schedule of unrecognized compensation expense

As of June 30, 2015, the Company expects to record compensation expense in the future as follows (in thousands):

	Six months		Year ending December 31,
	ending December 31, 2015		2016		2017		2018
Total gross unrecognized compensation expense	$	209	$	262	$	90	$	23
Tax benefit associated with unrecognized compensation expense		46		40		12		6
Total net unrecognized compensation expense	$	163	$	222	$	78	$	17