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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 3) - Loans Receivable - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | $ 21,964,612 | $ 21,727,145
Unearned fees, premiums and discounts, net |  | $ (5,948) | 2,804
Number of days a loan is past due and is placed on nonaccrual status |  | 90 days |
CRE |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | $ 7,286,873 | 6,819,513
CRE | Income producing |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 6,714,165 | 6,256,059
CRE | Construction |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 377,774 | 332,287
CRE | Land |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 194,934 | 231,167
C&I |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 8,150,664 | 8,077,201
C&I | Commercial business |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 7,377,605 | 7,181,189
C&I | Trade finance |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 773,059 | 896,012
Residential |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 4,797,632 | 5,316,689
Residential | Single-family |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 3,323,152 | 3,866,781
Residential | Multifamily |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 1,474,480 | 1,449,908
Consumer |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans | [1] | 1,729,443 | 1,513,742
Non-PCI loans |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Accruing loans 30 - 59 days past due |  | 34,782 | 30,318
Accruing loans 60 - 89 days past due |  | 22,786 | 9,917
Total accruing past due loans |  | 57,568 | 40,235
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due |  | 39,100 | 41,770
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due |  | 48,057 | 58,492
Total nonaccrual loans |  | 87,157 | 100,262
Current accruing loans |  | 20,648,085 | 20,264,535
Total loans |  | 20,792,810 | 20,405,032
Unearned fees, premiums and discounts, net |  | (5,948) | 2,804
Total recorded investment in non-PCI loans |  | 20,786,862 | 20,407,836
Non-PCI loans | CRE |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans |  | 6,640,321 | 6,102,216
Non-PCI loans | CRE | Income producing |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Accruing loans 30 - 59 days past due |  | 6,761 | 14,171
Accruing loans 60 - 89 days past due |  | 3,762 | 3,593
Total accruing past due loans |  | 10,523 | 17,764
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due |  | 18,858 | 19,348
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due |  | 12,193 | 9,165
Total nonaccrual loans |  | 31,051 | 28,513
Current accruing loans |  | 6,046,087 | 5,521,769
Total loans |  | 6,087,661 | 5,568,046
Non-PCI loans | CRE | Construction |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Accruing loans 30 - 59 days past due |  | 4,982 |
Total accruing past due loans |  | 4,982 |
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due |  | 14 | 15
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due |  |  | 6,898
Total nonaccrual loans |  | 14 | 6,913
Current accruing loans |  | 365,327 | 312,930
Total loans |  | 370,323 | 319,843
Non-PCI loans | CRE | Land |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Accruing loans 30 - 59 days past due |  | 5,701 |
Total accruing past due loans |  | 5,701 |
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due |  | 308 | 221
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due |  | 4,743 | 2,502
Total nonaccrual loans |  | 5,051 | 2,723
Current accruing loans |  | 171,585 | 211,604
Total loans |  | 182,337 | 214,327
Non-PCI loans | C&I |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans |  | 8,079,552 | 7,987,581
Non-PCI loans | C&I | Commercial business |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Accruing loans 30 - 59 days past due |  | 2,973 | 3,187
Accruing loans 60 - 89 days past due |  | 11,429 | 4,361
Total accruing past due loans |  | 14,402 | 7,548
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due |  | 6,987 | 6,623
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due |  | 23,508 | 21,813
Total nonaccrual loans |  | 30,495 | 28,436
Current accruing loans |  | 7,266,376 | 7,061,869
Total loans |  | 7,311,273 | 7,097,853
Non-PCI loans | C&I | Trade finance |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Accruing loans 30 - 59 days past due |  | 2,500 |
Accruing loans 60 - 89 days past due |  | 470 |
Total accruing past due loans |  | 2,970 |
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due |  |  | 73
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due |  |  | 292
Total nonaccrual loans |  |  | 365
Current accruing loans |  | 765,309 | 889,363
Total loans |  | 768,279 | 889,728
Non-PCI loans | Residential |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Total loans |  | 4,370,115 | 4,831,279
Non-PCI loans | Residential | Single-family |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Accruing loans 30 - 59 days past due |  | 8,081 | 6,381
Accruing loans 60 - 89 days past due |  | 4,167 | 1,294
Total accruing past due loans |  | 12,248 | 7,675
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due |  | 2,736 | 2,861
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due |  | 5,713 | 5,764
Total nonaccrual loans |  | 8,449 | 8,625
Current accruing loans |  | 3,098,982 | 3,630,962
Total loans |  | 3,119,679 | 3,647,262
Non-PCI loans | Residential | Multifamily |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Accruing loans 30 - 59 days past due |  | 945 | 4,425
Accruing loans 60 - 89 days past due |  | 1,999 | 507
Total accruing past due loans |  | 2,944 | 4,932
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due |  | 10,034 | 12,460
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due |  | 1,375 | 8,359
Total nonaccrual loans |  | 11,409 | 20,819
Current accruing loans |  | 1,236,083 | 1,158,266
Total loans |  | 1,250,436 | 1,184,017
Non-PCI loans | Consumer |  |  |
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans |  |  |
Accruing loans 30 - 59 days past due |  | 2,839 | 2,154
Accruing loans 60 - 89 days past due |  | 959 | 162
Total accruing past due loans |  | 3,798 | 2,316
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due |  | 163 | 169
Nonaccrual loans 90 or more days past due |  | 525 | 3,699
Total nonaccrual loans |  | 688 | 3,868
Current accruing loans |  | 1,698,336 | 1,477,772
Total loans |  | $ 1,702,822 | $ 1,483,956
[1] | Loans net of ASC 310-30 discount.

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