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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | $ 10,498,113,000 | $ 10,288,426,000
Unearned fees, premiums and discounts, net | (19,034,000) | (16,762,000)
Allowance for non-covered loans receivable | (214,253,000) | (209,876,000)
Non-covered loans receivable, excluding covered loans, net | 10,264,826,000 | 10,061,788,000
Accrued interest on covered and non-covered loans receivable | 72,500,000 | 68,500,000
Covered and non-covered loans receivable pledged to secure borrowings from the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank | 8,700,000,000 | 8,650,000,000
Residential |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,869,876,000 | 2,729,803,000
Ratio of mortgage loans with variable payment option features to total mortgage loans within same portfolio category (as a percent) | 1.00% | 1.00%
Residential | Minimum |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Number of units of residential property securing fixed and adjustable rate first mortgage loans | 1 |
Residential | Maximum |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Number of units of residential property securing fixed and adjustable rate first mortgage loans | 4 |
Residential | Single-family |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 1,953,123,000 | 1,796,635,000
New first mortgage loans originated | 220,400,000 | 136,500,000
Ratio of mortgage loans with interest-only features to total mortgage loans within same portfolio category (as a percent) | 1.00% | 1.00%
Residential | Multifamily |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 916,753,000 | 933,168,000
New first mortgage loans originated | 17,200,000 | 15,400,000
Residential | Multifamily | Minimum |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Adjustable rate mortgage, term of initial fixed interest rates | 6 months |
Residential | Multifamily | Midrange |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Adjustable rate mortgage, term of initial fixed interest rates | 3 years |
Residential | Multifamily | Maximum |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Adjustable rate mortgage, term of initial fixed interest rates | 5 years |
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,776,874,000 | 3,832,365,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,454,641,000 | 3,487,866,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 152,579,000 | 171,410,000
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 169,654,000 | 173,089,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,238,605,000 | 3,142,472,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,785,971,000 | 2,655,917,000
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 452,634,000 | 486,555,000
Consumer |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 612,758,000 | 583,786,000
Consumer | Student loans |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 341,966,000 | 306,325,000
Consumer | Other Consumer |  |
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | $ 270,792,000 | $ 277,461,000

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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of loans that have been pledged as collateral for borrowings. If the secured party has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge the collateral, then the debtor reclassifies that asset and report that asset in its statement of financial position separately from other assets not so encumbered. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 140 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph a -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6965416&loc=d3e5086-111524 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6467456&loc=d3e113888-111728 + Details
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