EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of information used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share

The following table presents the information used to compute basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net income	$	16,715	$	20,815	$	53,747	$	57,567
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	27,356,614		27,967,089		27,487,237		28,082,632
Dilutive effect of employee stock options and awards	144,598		208,864		178,960		233,942
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	27,501,212		28,175,953		27,666,197		28,316,574
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.61	$	0.74	$	1.96	$	2.05
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.61	$	0.74	$	1.94	$	2.03