SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

Earnings per common share have been computed based on the following:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(In Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)
Net income		$	18,565		$	19,925		$	17,507
Preferred stock dividends and accretion			112			141			281
Net income available to common stockholders		$	18,453		$	19,784		$	17,226
Average number of common shares outstanding			23,030			16,349			16,340
Effect of dilutive options			449			37			11
Average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per common share			23,479			16,386			16,351
Anti-dilutive common shares outstanding			—			14			42
Earnings per common share:
Basic		$	0.80		$	1.21		$	1.05
Diluted		$	0.79		$	1.21		$	1.05