PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT:

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross [Abstract]

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT:

Premises and equipment are summarized as follows:

	December 31,
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	2017			2016
Land	$	12,118		$	12,265
Building and leasehold improvements	55,854			55,711
Furniture and equipment	46,399			44,608
	114,371			112,584
Less accumulated depreciation	(66,099		)	(63,344		)
TOTAL	$	48,272		$	49,240

Aggregate depreciation expense was $3.95 million, $4.34 million and $4.66 million for 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Company leases certain branch properties and equipment under operating leases. Rent expense was $1.0 million, $0.9 million, and $0.9 million for 2017, 2016, and 2015. Rent commitments, before considering renewal options that generally are present, were as follows:

2018	$	920
2019	546
2020	382
2021	198
2022	158
Thereafter	1,019
	$	3,223