PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT:

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross [Abstract]

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

8. PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT:

Premises and equipment are summarized as follows:

	December 31,
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	2012			2011
Land	$	10,391		$	9,415
Building and leasehold improvements		49,418			45,665
Furniture and equipment		41,096			36,913
		100,905			91,993
Less accumulated depreciation		(53,597	)		(51,888	)
TOTAL	$	47,308		$	40,105

Aggregate depreciation expense was $3.74 million, $2.84 million and $3.27 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company leases certain branch properties and equipment under operating leases. Rent expense was $1.1 million, $882 thousand, and $907 thousand for 2012, 2011, and 2010. Rent commitments, before considering renewal options that generally are present, were as follows:

2013	$	715
2014		599
2015		490
2016		313
2017		251
Thereafter		186
	$	2,554