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CAPITAL RESOURCES (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011 trust | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust I | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust I | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust II | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust II | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Statutory Trust III | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Statutory Trust III | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust IV | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust IV | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust V | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust V | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VI | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VI | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VII | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VII | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VIII | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VIII | Dec. 31, 2011 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust IX | Dec. 31, 2010 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust IX | Dec. 31, 2011 Subordinated Debt | Dec. 31, 2005 Subordinated Debt
CAPITAL RESOURCES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of statutory business trusts formed for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related statutory business trusts dissolved after repayment of related debt | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued by the Trust of the Company | $ 4,200,000 | $ 4,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum total consolidated assets for exclusion of trust preferred securities as Tier I regulatory capital | 15,000,000,000 |  | 15,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Resources |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Junior subordinated debt securities called by the Company |  |  |  | 21,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Associated early repayment penalty |  |  |  | 526,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 10.88% |  | 10.95% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated Interest Rate, base |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3-month Libor |  | 3-month Libor |  | 3-month Libor |  | 3-month Libor |  | 3-month Libor |  | 3-month Libor |  | 3-month Libor |  | 3-month Libor |
Stated Interest Rate, basis spread (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.85% |  | 2.55% |  | 1.80% |  | 1.50% |  | 1.35% |  | 1.40% |  | 1.90% |  | 1.10% |
Interest rate as of reporting date (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.41% |  | 2.97% |  | 2.10% |  | 2.05% |  | 1.90% |  | 1.93% |  | 2.45% |  | 1.54% |
Balance at the end of the period | 133,000,000 | 155,750,000 |  |  |  | 10,750,000 |  | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 18,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |  |
Issue of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000,000

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