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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 8) - Loans Receivable - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Recorded investment in total loans receivable related to each balance in the allowance for loan losses |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment |  | $ 174,638 | $ 164,732
Collectively evaluated for impairment |  | 20,618,172 | 20,240,300
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality | [1] | 1,171,802 | 1,322,113
Total loans | [1] | 21,964,612 | 21,727,145
CRE |  |  |
Recorded investment in total loans receivable related to each balance in the allowance for loan losses |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment |  | 51,392 | 66,514
Collectively evaluated for impairment |  | 6,588,929 | 6,035,702
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality | [1] | 646,552 | 717,297
Total loans | [1] | 7,286,873 | 6,819,513
C&I |  |  |
Recorded investment in total loans receivable related to each balance in the allowance for loan losses |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment |  | 82,917 | 45,145
Collectively evaluated for impairment |  | 7,996,635 | 7,942,436
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality | [1] | 71,112 | 89,620
Total loans | [1] | 8,150,664 | 8,077,201
Residential |  |  |
Recorded investment in total loans receivable related to each balance in the allowance for loan losses |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment |  | 39,076 | 51,814
Collectively evaluated for impairment |  | 4,331,039 | 4,779,465
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality | [1] | 427,517 | 485,410
Total loans | [1] | 4,797,632 | 5,316,689
Consumer |  |  |
Recorded investment in total loans receivable related to each balance in the allowance for loan losses |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment |  | 1,253 | 1,259
Collectively evaluated for impairment |  | 1,701,569 | 1,482,697
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality | [1] | 26,621 | 29,786
Total loans | [1] | $ 1,729,443 | $ 1,513,742
[1] | Loans net of ASC 310-30 discount.

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