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CUSTOMER DEPOSITS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Core deposits: |  |
Noninterest-bearing demand | $ 8,656,805 | $ 7,381,030
Interest-bearing checking | 3,336,293 | 2,545,618
Money market | 6,932,962 | 6,318,120
Savings deposits | 1,933,026 | 1,651,267
Total core deposits | 20,859,086 | 17,896,035
Time deposits: |  |
Less than $100,000 | 1,434,767 | 1,662,046
$100,000 or greater | 5,182,128 | 4,450,693
Total time deposits | 6,616,895 | 6,112,739
Total deposits | 27,475,981 | 24,008,774
Time Deposits [Line Items] |  |
Amounts in excess of FDIC insurance limit | 3,170,000 | 2,400,000
Hong Kong and China |  |
Time Deposits [Line Items] |  |
Amounts in excess of FDIC insurance limit | 444,100 | 350,100
Hong Kong |  |
Time Deposits [Line Items] |  |
Time deposits $100 thousand or greater held by the Company's foreign branch located in Hong Kong | 191,000 | 133,300
China |  |
Time Deposits [Line Items] |  |
Time deposits $100 thousand or greater held by the Company's foreign branch located in Hong Kong | $ 267,000 | $ 233,900

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