INCOME AND FRANCHISE TAXES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current
State	$ 109
Total	109
Deferred
Federal	(81,613)
State	(30,743)
Total	(112,356)
Total
Federal	(81,613)
State	(30,634)
Total	(112,247)
Reconciliation between the income tax benefit and the expected tax benefit
U.S. Federal corporate tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%
Computed expected tax expense (benefit)	20,940	16,598	12,802
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
Tax-exempt interest	(1,431)	(820)	(273)
Other tax-exempt income	(810)	(976)	(1,441)
Low-income housing and energy tax credits	(1,557)	(1,607)	(1,678)
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax effect, excluding impact of deferred tax valuation allowance	2,389	2,540	546
Change in the beginning-of-the-year balance of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets allocated to income tax expense	(132,061)	(15,862)	(9,870)
Other	283	127	(86)
Total	$ (112,247)

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The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the income statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to interest income that is exempt from income taxes under enacted tax laws.