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NON COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 3) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011 grade | Dec. 31, 2010
Credit Quality Indicators |  |
Number of grades in the risk rating system utilized by the company to rate credit risk of loans receivable | 8 |
Maximum term for a loan to stay graded as Special Mention | 6 months |
Increase (decrease) in non-covered loans graded Substandard and Doubtful. | $ (143,000,000) |
Percentage increase (decrease) in non-covered loans graded Substandard and Doubtful | (21.00%) |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 10,288,426,000 | 8,717,388,000
Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 9,565,009,000 | 7,847,919,000
Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 177,548,000 | 180,637,000
Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 545,622,000 | 682,986,000
Doubtful |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 247,000 | 5,846,000
Residential |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,729,803,000 | 2,093,769,000
Residential | Residential Single-family |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 1,796,635,000 | 1,119,024,000
Residential | Residential Single-family | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 1,768,149,000 | 1,076,281,000
Residential | Residential Single-family | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 11,239,000 | 12,376,000
Residential | Residential Single-family | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 17,247,000 | 30,367,000
Residential | Residential Multifamily |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 933,168,000 | 974,745,000
Residential | Residential Multifamily | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 810,458,000 | 789,631,000
Residential | Residential Multifamily | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 25,531,000 | 42,887,000
Residential | Residential Multifamily | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 97,179,000 | 142,227,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,832,365,000 | 3,906,738,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,487,866,000 | 3,392,984,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,211,386,000 | 3,054,197,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 63,066,000 | 80,714,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 213,414,000 | 258,073,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 171,410,000 | 278,047,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 109,184,000 | 202,385,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 6,226,000 | 75,662,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 173,089,000 | 235,707,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 125,534,000 | 146,499,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 7,954,000 | 4,656,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 39,601,000 | 84,552,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,142,472,000 | 1,983,355,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,655,917,000 | 1,674,698,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,492,904,000 | 1,553,218,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 62,409,000 | 34,449,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 100,357,000 | 81,185,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Doubtful |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 247,000 | 5,846,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 486,555,000 | 308,657,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 467,822,000 | 296,430,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 7,161,000 | 4,069,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 11,572,000 | 8,158,000
Consumer |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 583,786,000 | 733,526,000
Consumer | Student loans |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 306,325,000 | 490,314,000
Consumer | Student loans | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 305,880,000 | 490,314,000
Consumer | Student loans | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 188,000 |
Consumer | Student loans | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 257,000 |
Consumer | Other Consumer |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 277,461,000 | 243,212,000
Consumer | Other Consumer | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 273,692,000 | 238,964,000
Consumer | Other Consumer | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross |  | 1,486,000
Consumer | Other Consumer | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | $ 3,769,000 | $ 2,762,000

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