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NON COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 5) (USD $) | 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 M note | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 Performing loan | Dec. 31, 2010 Performing loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Performing loan A/B Note Splits | Dec. 31, 2010 Performing loan A/B Note Splits | Dec. 31, 2011 Nonperforming loan | Dec. 31, 2010 Nonperforming loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Residential D | Dec. 31, 2011 Residential Modifications using non-market interest rate changes, maturity extensions and/or AB note splits | Dec. 31, 2011 Residential Performing loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Residential Nonperforming loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Residential Residential Single-family contract | Dec. 31, 2011 Residential Residential Multifamily contract | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") D | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Modifications using A/B Note Splits and/or maturity extensions | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Modifications using forbearance payments, and/or non-market interest changes | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Performing loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Nonperforming loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Income producing contract | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Construction contract | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Land contract | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") D | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Modifications using non-market interest rate changes, maturity extensions and/or AB note splits | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Performing loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Nonperforming loan | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Commercial Business contract | Dec. 31, 2011 Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") Trade finance contract | Dec. 31, 2011 Consumer D
Restructured loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of notes into which A/B notes are split | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of consecutive months of payments considered demonstration of sustained period of performance | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan balance of restructured loans |  |  | $ 99,600,000 | $ 122,100,000 | $ 22,800,000 | $ 57,300,000 | $ 38,900,000 | $ 42,100,000 |  | $ 7,900,000 | $ 19,100,000 | $ 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,600,000 | $ 27,900,000 | $ 60,200,000 | $ 34,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,800,000 | $ 20,300,000 | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of contracts modified as TDRs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  | 3 |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |  | 1 |  |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,102,000 |  | 6,442,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,404,000 |  | 3,740,000 |  | 35,554,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 18,247,000 |  | 4,127,000 |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,972,000 | [1] | 4,903,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  | 29,933,000 | [1] | 4,221,000 | [1] | 34,381,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  | 16,706,000 | [1] | 4,127,000 | [1] |
Financial Impact |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 665,000 | [2] | 1,279,000 | [2] |  |  |  |  |  | 4,983,000 | [2] | 220,000 | [2] | 4,279,000 | [2] |  |  |  |  | 4,443,000 | [2] |  |  |
Disclosures on loans modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period beyond which a TDR generally becomes delinquent (in days) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
Number of contracts modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Balance of loans modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 890,000 |  | 11,695,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 307,000 |  |  |  |
Allowance for troubled debt restructurings loans receivable |  |  | 10,500,000 |  |  |  | 139,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosures related to adoption of ASU 2011-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in receivables for which allowance measurement changed |  | 17,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related allowance for receivables for which allowance measurement changed |  | $ (2,200,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Includes subsequent payments after modification and reflects the balance as of December 31, 2011.
[2] | The financial impact includes chargeoffs at modification date and specific reserves.

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