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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of reconciliation of cash dividends paid with the dividends paid deduction

        The following table reconciles cash dividends paid with the dividends paid deduction for the years indicated (amounts in thousands):

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

2017
Estimate

 

2016
Actual

 

2015
Actual

 

Dividends paid

 

$

32,393

 

$

29,135

 

$

26,179

 

Dividend reinvestment plan(a)

 

 

252

 

 

181

 

 

228

 

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​  

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32,645

 

 

29,316

 

 

26,407

 

Less: Spillover dividends designated to previous year

 

 

(11,916

)

 

(15,209

)

 

(18,177

)

Plus: Dividends designated from following year

 

 

10,263

 

 

11,916

 

 

15,209

 

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Dividends paid deduction

 

$

30,992

 

$

26,023

 

$

23,439

 

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(a)          

Reflects the up to 5% discount on common stock purchased through the dividend reinvestment plan.