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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013 item | Dec. 31, 2012 item
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 |
Number of loss grade loans | 0 | 0
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | $ 13,525,914 | $ 11,958,873
Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 12,797,731 | 11,253,469
Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 236,880 | 186,560
Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 491,303 | 518,844
Residential |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,505,842 | 3,088,031
Residential | Residential Single-family |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,575,975 | 2,187,323
Residential | Residential Single-family | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 2,549,678 | 2,163,918
Residential | Residential Single-family | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 11,392 | 5,131
Residential | Residential Single-family | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 14,905 | 18,274
Residential | Residential Multifamily |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 929,867 | 900,708
Residential | Residential Multifamily | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 843,283 | 781,552
Residential | Residential Multifamily | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 7,459 | 13,510
Residential | Residential Multifamily | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 79,125 | 105,646
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 4,150,384 | 3,894,695
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,917,082 | 3,644,035
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,659,388 | 3,416,142
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 45,802 | 42,222
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 211,892 | 185,671
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 105,084 | 121,589
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 77,327 | 63,008
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 6,160 | 16,885
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 21,597 | 41,696
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 128,218 | 129,071
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 79,291 | 79,085
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 13,043 | 13,232
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 35,884 | 36,754
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 4,709,675 | 4,231,265
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 4,036,795 | 3,569,388
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 3,774,340 | 3,380,212
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 142,216 | 69,687
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 120,239 | 119,489
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 672,880 | 661,877
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 659,604 | 632,617
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 9,124 | 24,778
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 4,152 | 4,482
Consumer |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 1,160,013 | 744,882
Consumer | Student loans |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 615,707 | 475,799
Consumer | Student loans | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 615,642 | 475,799
Consumer | Student loans | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 65 |
Consumer | Other Consumer |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 544,306 | 269,083
Consumer | Other Consumer | Pass/Watch |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 539,178 | 261,136
Consumer | Other Consumer | Special Mention |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | 1,619 | 1,115
Consumer | Other Consumer | Substandard |  |
Credit quality indicator disclosures |  |
Loans receivable, excluding covered loans, gross | $ 3,509 | $ 6,832

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