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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2012 grade | Dec. 31, 2011
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 |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | $ 10,498,113 | $ 10,288,426
Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 9,826,508 | 9,565,009
Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 173,234 | 177,548
Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 498,371 | 545,622
Doubtful |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross |  | 247
Residential |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,869,876 | 2,729,803
Residential | Residential Single-family |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 1,953,123 | 1,796,635
Residential | Residential Single-family | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 1,926,705 | 1,768,149
Residential | Residential Single-family | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 10,905 | 11,239
Residential | Residential Single-family | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 15,513 | 17,247
Residential | Residential Multifamily |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 916,753 | 933,168
Residential | Residential Multifamily | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 798,348 | 810,458
Residential | Residential Multifamily | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 23,930 | 25,531
Residential | Residential Multifamily | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 94,475 | 97,179
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,776,874 | 3,832,365
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,454,641 | 3,487,866
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,204,450 | 3,211,386
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 43,052 | 63,066
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 207,139 | 213,414
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 152,579 | 171,410
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 110,094 | 109,184
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 42,485 | 62,226
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 169,654 | 173,089
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 123,089 | 125,534
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 7,909 | 7,954
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 38,656 | 39,601
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,238,605 | 3,142,472
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,785,971 | 2,655,917
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,621,289 | 2,492,904
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 81,050 | 62,409
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 83,632 | 100,357
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Doubtful |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross |  | 247
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 452,634 | 486,555
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 435,020 | 467,822
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 6,168 | 7,161
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 11,446 | 11,572
Consumer |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 612,758 | 583,786
Consumer | Student loans |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 341,966 | 306,325
Consumer | Student loans | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 341,134 | 305,880
Consumer | Student loans | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 50 | 188
Consumer | Student loans | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 782 | 257
Consumer | Other Consumer |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 270,792 | 277,461
Consumer | Other Consumer | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 266,379 | 273,692
Consumer | Other Consumer | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 170 |
Consumer | Other Consumer | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | $ 4,243 | $ 3,769

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