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EQUITY COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Schedule of Equity Compensation Expense and Related Income Tax Benefit Recognized | The following table summarizes the equity compensation expense and related income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statements of income (in thousands):
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Restricted awards: |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax compensation expense |  | $ | 10,229 |  |  | $ | 7,803 |  |  | $ | 6,349 |
Tax benefit |  | 2,634 |  |  | 1,954 |  |  | 1,587 |
Restricted stock expense, net of tax |  | $ | 7,595 |  |  | $ | 5,849 |  |  | $ | 4,762 |
Performance awards: |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax compensation expense |  | $ | 1,723 |  |  | $ | 4,690 |  |  | $ | 4,452 |
Tax benefit |  | 444 |  |  | 1,174 |  |  | 1,113 |
Performance award expense, net of tax |  | $ | 1,279 |  |  | $ | 3,516 |  |  | $ | 3,339 |
Schedule of Equity Compensation, Restricted Award Activity | The following table summarizes restricted award activity for the year ended December 31, 2023:
| Number of Restricted Awards (in thousands) |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value ($)
Nonvested at beginning of period | 492 |  |  | $ | 41.42 |
Granted | 204 |  |  | 44.17 |
Vested | (233) |  |  | 40.44 |
Forfeited | (19) |  |  | 42.44 |
Nonvested at end of period | 444 |  |  | 43.15 |
Schedule of Equity Compensation Performance Award Activity | The following table summarizes performance award activity for the year ended December 31, 2023:
| Number of Performance Awards (in thousands) |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value ($)
Nonvested at beginning of period | 289 |  |  | $ | 37.21 |
Granted | 121 |  |  | 45.07 |
Vested | (126) |  |  | 32.93 |
Forfeited | (4) |  |  | 38.34 |
Nonvested at end of period | 280 |  |  | 42.15 |
Schedule of Contributions for Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Our contributions for the Purchase Plan were as follows (in thousands):
2023 | $ | 349 |
2022 | 309 |
2021 | 297 |
Schedule of Contributions and Administrative Expenses Under 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | Salaries, wages and benefits expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of income includes our 401(k) Plan contributions and administrative expenses, which were as follows (in thousands):
2023 | $ | 6,351 |
2022 | 5,921 |
2021 | 4,904 |
Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligation and Aggregate Market Value of Life Insurance Policies | The accumulated benefit obligation and aggregate market value of the life insurance policies were as follows (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 13,843 |  |  | $ | 10,883 |
Aggregate market value | 10,635 |  |  | 8,509 |

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