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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Tax credit investments	$	4,455	$	4,654
Unfunded commitments—tax credit investments	$	665	$	665

The following table presents other information related to the Company's tax credit investments for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized	$	285	$	284
Tax credit amortization expense included in provision for income taxes	$	199	$	168