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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 6) - Non-PCI loans - Loans Receivable - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | $ 202,335 |  | $ 202,335 |  | $ 194,456
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 75,281 |  | 75,281 |  | 93,077
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 99,654 |  | 99,654 |  | 71,655
Total Recorded Investment | 174,935 |  | 174,935 |  | 164,732
Related Allowance | 22,899 |  | 22,899 |  | 19,464
Average Recorded Investment | 178,661 | $ 178,116 | 182,317 | $ 179,411 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | 609 | 835 | 1,867 | 2,622 |
Consumer |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 1,246 |  | 1,246 |  | 1,259
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 0 |  | 0 |  | 1,151
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 1,246 |  | 1,246 |  | 108
Total Recorded Investment | 1,246 |  | 1,246 |  | 1,259
Related Allowance | 59 |  | 59 |  | 1
Average Recorded Investment | 1,248 | 1,264 | 1,253 | 1,259 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | 12 | 12 | 35 | 35 |
Income producing | CRE |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 49,302 |  | 49,302 |  | 58,900
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 29,352 |  | 29,352 |  | 35,495
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 12,731 |  | 12,731 |  | 15,646
Total Recorded Investment | 42,083 |  | 42,083 |  | 51,141
Related Allowance | 1,322 |  | 1,322 |  | 1,581
Average Recorded Investment | 43,227 | 62,973 | 45,154 | 64,820 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | 130 | 273 | 393 | 940 |
Construction | CRE |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 805 |  | 805 |  | 6,913
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 745 |  | 745 |  | 6,913
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 14 |  | 14 |  | 0
Total Recorded Investment | 759 |  | 759 |  | 6,913
Related Allowance | 3 |  | 3 |  | 0
Average Recorded Investment | 759 | 6,888 | 695 | 6,888 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Land | CRE |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 8,439 |  | 8,439 |  | 13,291
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 1,403 |  | 1,403 |  | 2,838
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 989 |  | 989 |  | 5,622
Total Recorded Investment | 2,392 |  | 2,392 |  | 8,460
Related Allowance | 94 |  | 94 |  | 1,906
Average Recorded Investment | 3,957 | 8,581 | 4,796 | 8,676 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | 10 | 75 | 30 | 224 |
Commercial business | C&I |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 85,352 |  | 85,352 |  | 44,569
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 19,760 |  | 19,760 |  | 12,723
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 55,251 |  | 55,251 |  | 25,717
Total Recorded Investment | 75,011 |  | 75,011 |  | 38,440
Related Allowance | 20,368 |  | 20,368 |  | 15,174
Average Recorded Investment | 75,655 | 42,832 | 75,951 | 42,403 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | 161 | 207 | 489 | 619 |
Trade finance | C&I |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 11,119 |  | 11,119 |  | 12,967
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 0 |  | 0 |  | 6,431
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 11,119 |  | 11,119 |  | 274
Total Recorded Investment | 11,119 |  | 11,119 |  | 6,705
Related Allowance | 91 |  | 91 |  | 28
Average Recorded Investment | 11,285 | 363 | 11,584 | 383 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | 50 | 4 | 185 | 12 |
Single-family | Residential |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 19,581 |  | 19,581 |  | 18,908
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 6,322 |  | 6,322 |  | 6,003
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 11,786 |  | 11,786 |  | 11,398
Total Recorded Investment | 18,108 |  | 18,108 |  | 17,401
Related Allowance | 689 |  | 689 |  | 461
Average Recorded Investment | 18,192 | 19,668 | 18,338 | 19,372 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | 68 | 87 | 205 | 263 |
Multifamily | Residential |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 26,491 |  | 26,491 |  | 37,649
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 17,699 |  | 17,699 |  | 21,523
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 6,518 |  | 6,518 |  | 12,890
Total Recorded Investment | 24,217 |  | 24,217 |  | 34,413
Related Allowance | 273 |  | 273 |  | $ 313
Average Recorded Investment | 24,338 | 35,547 | 24,546 | 35,610 |
Recognized Interest Income (accrual basis) | $ 178 | $ 177 | $ 530 | $ 529 |

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