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LOW INCOME HOUSING PROJECT INVESTMENTS Low Income Housing Project Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
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:
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
| (Dollars in thousands)
Original investment value | $ | 229,015 |  |  | $ | 197,124 |  |  | $ | 179,481 |
Current recorded investment | 156,984 |  |  | 139,454 |  |  | 135,497 |
Unfunded liability obligation | 58,731 |  |  | 57,913 |  |  | 73,336 |
Tax credits and benefits earned during the year | 18,101 |  |  | 17,011 |  |  | 14,198 |
Amortization of investments during the year | 14,360 |  |  | 13,647 |  |  | 11,892 |
Net income tax benefit recognized during the year | 3,740 |  |  | 3,364 |  |  | 2,306 |

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