EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Schedule of Recognized Stock-Based Compensation Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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Employee Benefits and Share-based Compensation, Noncash [Abstract] | |||
Stock-based compensation expense | $ 9,258 | $ 8,332 | $ 6,132 |
Reduction of income tax expense | $ 1,944 | $ 1,750 | $ 1,287 |
Per share compensation cost | $ 0.09 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.07 |
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- Definition Share based Compensation Allocated Expense On Earnings Per Share No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of tax benefit for recognition of expense of award under share-based payment arrangement. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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