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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Tax credit investments	$	4,822	$	5,326
Unfunded commitments—tax credit investments	$	719	$	1,398

The following table presents other information related to the Company's tax credit investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized	$	284	$	329	$	852	$	958
Tax credit amortization expense included in provision for income taxes	$	168	$	255	504		745