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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
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| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments and Contingent Liabilities | Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Lease Commitments: The Company leases locations as well as equipment under various non-cancellable operating leases that expire between 2012 and 2045. The majority of the leases contain renewal options and provisions for increases in rental rates based on an agreed upon index or predetermined escalation schedule. As of December 31, 2011, minimum future rental payments, exclusive of taxes and other charges, of these leases were:
Total rental expense on buildings and equipment, net of rental income of $655 thousand, $591 thousand and $602 thousand, was $4.6 million, $4.5 million and $3.5 million, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. On September 30, 2004, the Company sold its Broadway and Longview locations. The Company maintains a substantial continuing involvement in the locations through various non-cancellable operating leases that do not contain renewal options. The resulting gain on sale of $1.3 million was deferred using the financing method in accordance with the Leases topic of the FASB ASC and is being amortized over the life of the respective leases. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the deferred gain was $234 thousand and $317 thousand, respectively, and is included in “Other liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk: In the normal course of business, the Company makes loan commitments (typically unfunded loans and unused lines of credit) and issues standby letters of credit to accommodate the financial needs of its customers. Standby letters of credit commit the Company to make payments on behalf of customers under specified conditions. Historically, no significant losses have been incurred by the Company under standby letters of credit. Both arrangements have credit risk essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers and are subject to the Company’s normal credit policies, including collateral requirements, where appropriate. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company’s loan commitments amounted to $709.9 million and $622.8 million, respectively. Standby letters of credit were $30.9 million and $31.2 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In addition, commitments under commercial letters of credit used to facilitate customers’ trade transactions amounted to $243 thousand and $0 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Legal Proceedings: The Company and its subsidiaries are from time to time defendants in and are threatened with various legal proceedings arising from their regular business activities. Management, after consulting with legal counsel, is of the opinion that the ultimate liability, if any, resulting from these pending or threatened actions and proceedings will not have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company. |
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