EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of weighted average number of shares

Diluted earnings per common share includes the dilutive effect of additional potential common shares issuable under stock options, stock awards and warrants, none of which were antidilutive.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017	2016
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per common share*	25,152,242	25,019,753
Dilutive effect of stock options, awards and warrants*	443,894	308,053
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per common share*	25,596,136	25,327,806
Basic earnings per common share*	$0.58	$0.49
Diluted earnings per common share*	$0.57	$0.48
* Share and per share data has been adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a stock dividend on August 5, 2016.