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COVERED ASSETS AND FDIC INDEMNIFICATION ASSET (Details 4) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
FDIC indemnification asset activity |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 785,035,000 |  | $ 1,091,814,000 |
Addition due to WFIB acquisition |  |  | 41,131,000 |
(Amortization) Accretion | (59,929,000) |  | 14,678,000 |
Reductions | (210,365,000) | [1],[2] | (355,490,000) | [1],[2]
Estimate of FDIC repayment | (3,606,000) | [3] | (7,098,000) | [3]
Balance at end of period | 511,135,000 |  | 785,035,000 |
Amount of chargeoffs recoverable from the FDIC | 126,400,000 |  | 227,600,000 |
FDIC Receivable |  |  |  |
FDIC loss sharing receivable | $ 76,600,000 |  | $ 62,600,000 |
Percentage of eligible losses for which the FDIC is obligated to reimburse the Company | 80.00% |  |  |
Percentage of reimbursable expenses that are loan-related and OREO expenses that are recorded as non-interest expense | 100.00% |  |  |
Percentage of any reimbursable expense recorded as noninterest income | 80.00% |  |  |
Percentage of actual expense paid by the Company | 20.00% |  |  |
[1] | For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, the reduction amount of $210.4 million also includes charge-offs, of which $126.4 million of these charge-offs are recoverable from the FDIC and recorded in other assets until reimbursement is received. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the reduction amount of $355.5 million also includes charge-offs, of which $227.6 million are recoverable from the FDIC and recorded in other assets. Reductions relate to higher cash flows received from principal amortization, partial prepayments, loan payoffs and loan sales and the reduction of the credit discount.
[2] | Reductions relate to higher cash flows received from principal amortization, partial prepayments, loan payoffs and loan sales.
[3] | This represents the change in the calculated estimate the Company will be required to pay the FDIC at the end of the FDIC loss share agreements, due to lower thresholds of losses.

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- Definition Represents the decrease in the FDIC indemnification asset due to estimated repayments. + References No definition available. + Details
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