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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 11) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |
Net payable to the FDIC | $ 0 | $ 96,100 |
FDIC indemnification asset/(Payable to FDIC, net) |  |  |
Beginning balance | (96,106) | 74,708 | $ 316,313
Amortization | (3,906) | (101,638) | (99,055)
Reductions | (10,307) | (33,595) | (95,536)
Estimate of FDIC repayment | 110,319 | (35,581) | (47,014)
Ending balance | 0 | (96,106) | 74,708
WFIB and UCB [Member] |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |
Payment for early termination of shared-loss agreements | 125,500 |  |
Loans Receivable |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |
Total loans | 23,659,761 | 21,727,145 |
Loans covered under shared-loss agreements |  | 1,480,000 |
Loans Receivable | PCI Loans |  |  |
LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  |
Total loans | 970,754 | 1,322,113 |
Loans covered under shared-loss agreements |  | 1,230,000 |
Changes in the accretable yield for the PCI loans |  |  |
Beginning balance | 311,688 | 461,545 | 556,986
Addition | 0 | 6,745 | 0
Accretion | (107,442) | (219,169) | (347,010)
Changes in expected cash flows | 10,661 | 62,567 | 251,569
Ending balance | $ 214,907 | $ 311,688 | $ 461,545

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