INCOME TAXES AND DEFERRED TAXES INCOME TAXES AND DEFERRED TAXES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The following table presents the balances of the Company’s tax credit investments and related unfunded commitments at March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2016		March 31, 2015
Tax credit investments	$	5,158	$	5,948
Unfunded commitments—tax credit investments	$	1,370	$	2,690

The following table presents other information related to the Company's tax credit investments for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized	$	284	$	319
Tax credit amortization expense included in provision for income taxes	$	168	$	244