Note 7 - Premises and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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, 2018,

and

December 31, 2017:

	As of December 31,
	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Land and land improvements	$	42,476	$	42,476
Building and building improvements		79,389		79,179
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		56,503		53,529
Leasehold improvement		17,075		15,496
Construction in process		1,150		335
		196,593		191,015
Less: Accumulated depreciation/amortization		93,404		87,951
Premises and equipment, net	$	103,189	$	103,064

The amount of depreciation/amortization included in operating expense was

$6.4

million in

2018,

$6.5

million in

2017,

and

$6.8

million in

2016.