CALCULATION OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING FOR EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Weighted Shares Outstanding

The following table reconciles basic to diluted weighted shares outstanding used to calculate earnings per share data (in thousands, except shares and per share data):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net income	$	25,077	$	23,851	$	74,324	$	62,581
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	32,982,532		34,045,225		32,966,214		34,050,459
Plus unvested restricted stock	96,567		79,386		94,958		54,416
Diluted weighted shares outstanding	33,079,099		34,124,611		33,061,172		34,104,875
Earnings per common share
Basic	$	0.76	$	0.70	$	2.25	$	1.84
Diluted	$	0.76	$	0.70	$	2.25	$	1.83