Leases

The Company has several noncancellable operating leases, primarily for property rental of banking buildings. These leases are for terms from one year to fifteen years and generally contain renewal options for periods ranging from one year to five years. Rental expense for these leases was $2,620,000, $1,749,000 and $1,240,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Future minimum lease payments under operating leases are (in thousands):



	Operating Leases
2017	$	2,625
2018	2,348
2019	2,348
2020	1,882
2021	1,881
Thereafter	34,722
Total minimum lease payments	$	45,806