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LOW INCOME HOUSING PROJECT INVESTMENTS Low Income Housing Project Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Low Income Housing Project Investments [Abstract] |
Investments in Low Income Housing Projects [Table Text Block] | The following table presents certain information related to the Company's investments in low income housing projects as of December 31 of the years presented:
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
| (Dollars in thousands)
Original investment value | $ | 179,481 |  |  | $ | 128,752 |  |  | $ | 96,275 |
Current recorded investment | $ | 135,497 |  |  | $ | 97,435 |  |  | $ | 72,510 |
Unfunded liability obligation | $ | 73,336 |  |  | $ | 49,586 |  |  | $ | 34,967 |
Tax credits and benefits earned during the year | $ | 14,198 |  |  | $ | 9,404 |  |  | $ | 7,342 |
Amortization of investments during the year | $ | 11,892 |  |  | $ | 7,552 |  |  | $ | 5,645 |
Net income tax benefit recognized during the year | $ | 2,306 |  |  | $ | 1,851 |  |  | $ | 1,696 |

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