INCOME AND FRANCHISE TAXES (Income Tax Expense (Benefit)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current
Federal	$ 1,128	$ 0	$ 0
State	(119)	(93)	(109)
Total	1,009	(93)	(109)
Deferred
Federal	20,061	18,710	(81,613)
State	6,018	1,772	(30,525)
Total	26,079	20,482	(112,138)
Total
Federal	21,189	18,710	(81,613)
State	5,899	1,679	(30,634)
Total	$ 27,088	20,389	(112,247)
Reconciliation between the income tax benefit and the expected tax benefit
U.S. Federal corporate tax rate	35.00%
Computed “expected” tax expense (benefit)	$ 25,535	21,295	20,940
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
Tax-exempt interest	(1,420)	(1,412)	(1,431)
Other tax-exempt income	(712)	(1,023)	(810)
Low-income housing and energy tax credits	(1,225)	(2,088)	(1,557)
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax effect, excluding impact of deferred tax valuation allowance	3,958	2,638	2,389
Change in the beginning-of-the-year balance of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets allocated to income tax expense	(44)	(180)	(129,806)
Other	996	1,159	(1,972)
Total	$ 27,088	$ 20,389	$ (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.

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