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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 11) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | $ 212,637 |  | $ 235,040 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 110,004 |  | 167,147 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 73,473 |  | 33,349 |
Recorded investment | 183,477 | [1] | 200,496 | [1]
Related allowance | 24,143 |  | 11,527 |
Average recorded investment | 185,440 |  | 213,957 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 2,319 | [2] | 2,269 | [2]
Covered nonaccrual loans | 126,895 | [3],[4],[5] | 204,310 | [3],[4],[5]
Covered loans accounted for under ASC 310-10 |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Covered nonaccrual loans | 17,700 |  | 29,600 |
Residential | Single-family |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 15,814 |  | 19,318 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 13,585 |  | 15,610 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 1,588 |  | 2,598 |
Recorded investment | 15,173 | [1] | 18,208 | [1]
Related allowance | 207 |  | 721 |
Average recorded investment | 15,322 |  | 19,094 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 222 | [2] | 88 | [2]
Residential | Multifamily |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 43,821 |  | 57,464 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 30,899 |  | 45,511 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 10,215 |  | 8,756 |
Recorded investment | 41,114 | [1] | 54,267 | [1]
Related allowance | 1,339 |  | 2,410 |
Average recorded investment | 35,799 |  | 54,707 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 543 | [2] | 403 | [2]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Income producing |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 73,777 |  | 59,574 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 39,745 |  | 47,019 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 25,523 |  | 7,656 |
Recorded investment | 65,268 | [1] | 54,675 | [1]
Related allowance | 5,976 |  | 2,559 |
Average recorded investment | 71,856 |  | 57,854 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 872 | [2] | 304 | [2]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Construction |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 6,888 |  | 30,815 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 6,888 |  | 25,530 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  | 1,509 |
Recorded investment | 6,888 | [1] | 27,039 | [1]
Related allowance |  |  | 142 |
Average recorded investment | 6,888 |  | 22,696 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 61 | [2] | 723 | [2]
Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") | Land |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 17,390 |  | 20,317 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 4,372 |  | 6,132 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 7,908 |  | 8,995 |
Recorded investment | 12,280 | [1] | 15,127 | [1]
Related allowance | 2,082 |  | 2,860 |
Average recorded investment | 12,453 |  | 17,769 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 42 | [2] | 76 | [2]
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Commercial Business |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 48,482 |  | 38,630 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 10,850 |  | 20,235 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 27,487 |  | 3,835 |
Recorded investment | 38,337 | [1] | 24,070 | [1]
Related allowance | 13,787 |  | 2,835 |
Average recorded investment | 38,294 |  | 33,343 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 520 | [2] | 614 | [2]
Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") | Trade finance |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 2,771 |  | 4,124 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 438 |  | 2,582 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 752 |  |  |
Recorded investment | 1,190 | [1] | 2,582 | [1]
Related allowance | 752 |  |  |
Average recorded investment | 1,603 |  | 3,863 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 42 | [2] | 48 | [2]
Consumer | Student loans |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 1,749 |  |  |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 1,681 |  |  |
Recorded investment | 1,681 | [1] |  |
Average recorded investment | 1,664 |  |  |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | 1 | [2] |  |
Consumer | Other Consumer |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance | 1,945 |  | 4,798 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 1,546 |  | 4,528 |
Recorded investment | 1,546 | [1] | 4,528 | [1]
Average recorded investment | 1,561 |  | 4,631 |
Interest income recognized (cash basis) | $ 16 | [2] | $ 13 | [2]
[1] | Excludes $17.7 million and $29.6 million of covered non-accrual loans at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, accounted for under ASC 310-10, of which some loans have additional partial balances accounted for under ASC 310-30.
[2] | Excludes interest from performing TDRs.
[3] | Includes $17.7 million and $29.6 million of loans at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, accounted for under ASC 310-10, of which some loans have additional partial balances accounted for under ASC 310-30.
[4] | Covered nonaccrual loans include loans that meet the criteria for nonaccrual but have a yield accreted through interest income under ASC 310-30 and all losses on covered loans are 80% reimbursed by the FDIC.
[5] | Represents principal balance net of discount.

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