Note 7 - Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

7

.     Premises and Equipment

      Premises and equipment consisted of the following as of

December

31,

2016,

and

December

31,

2015:

	As of December 31,
	2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Land and land improvements	$	42,455	$	42,407
Building and building improvements		78,463		78,299
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		51,654		50,378
Leasehold improvement		15,546		14,546
Construction in process		703		538
		188,821		186,168
Less: Accumulated depreciation/amortization		83,214		77,244
Premises and equipment, net	$	105,607	$	108,924

The amount of depreciation/amortization included in operating expense was

$6.8

million in

2016,

$7.0

million in

2015,

and

$7.1

million in

2014

.