INVESTMENTS: Investments Level 3 (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

The table below summarizes IDACORP’s and Idaho Power’s investments as of December 31 (in thousands of dollars):



	2015		2014
Idaho Power investments:
Bridger Coal Company (equity method investment)	$	95,159	$	96,219
Exchange traded short-term bond funds and cash equivalents	24,459		44,942
Executive deferred compensation plan investments	102		141
Other investments	—		1
Total Idaho Power investments	119,720		141,303
Investments in affordable housing (IDACORP Financial Services)	9,909		12,762
Ida-West joint ventures (equity method investments)	11,123		11,393
Total IDACORP investments	$	140,752	$	165,458

Schedule of Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Equity Method Investments

The table below presents IDACORP’s and Idaho Power’s earnings (loss) of unconsolidated equity-method investments (in thousands of dollars):



	2015		2014			2013
Bridger Coal Company (Idaho Power)	$	9,773	$	10,814		$	10,242
Ida-West joint ventures	1,355		1,614			1,707
Other	—		(56		)	(10		)
Total	$	11,128	$	12,372		$	11,939

Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss)

The following table summarizes sales of available-for-sale securities (in thousands of dollars):



	2015		2014		2013
Proceeds from sales	$	34,243	$	—	$	25,661
Gross realized gains from sales	—		—		11,637
Gross realized losses from sales	—		—		—

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of investments in certain debt and equity securities (and certain other trading assets) which include all debt and equity securities (including than those equity securities accounted for under the equity or cost methods of accounting) with or without readily determinable fair values. Other trading assets include assets that are carried on the balance sheet at fair value and held for trading purposes. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise that is in the form of a security. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities (and other trading assets). Also includes tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available.

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