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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 9) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 261,679 |  |
Ending balance | 264,959 | $ 261,679 |
Unfunded Lending Commitments |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 12,712 | 11,282 | $ 9,437
Provision for unfunded credit reserves | 7,648 | 1,575 | 2,157
Charge-offs | 0 | (145) | (312)
Ending balance | 20,360 | 12,712 | 11,282
CRE |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 72,977 |  |
Ending balance | 81,538 | 72,977 |
C&I |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 134,598 |  |
Ending balance | 134,606 | 134,598 |
Residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 43,856 |  |
Ending balance | 39,295 | 43,856 |
Consumer |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 10,248 |  |
Ending balance | 9,520 | 10,248 |
PCI Loans |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 714 |  |
Ending balance | 359 | 714 |
PCI Loans | CRE |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 714 |  |
Ending balance | 347 | 714 |
PCI Loans | C&I |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |  |
Ending balance | 9 | 0 |
PCI Loans | Residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |  |
Ending balance | 3 | 0 |
PCI Loans | Consumer |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |  |
Ending balance | 0 | 0 |
Loans Receivable |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 261,679 | 249,675 | 234,535
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | 6,569 | 47,583 | 20,207
Charge-offs | (24,254) | (50,618) | (17,780)
Recoveries | 20,965 | 15,039 | 12,713
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | (3,289) | (35,579) | (5,067)
Ending balance | 264,959 | 261,679 | 249,675
Loans Receivable | PCI Loans |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 714 | 2,269 | 0
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | (355) | (1,032) | 2,269
Charge-offs | 0 | (523) | 0
Recoveries | 0 | 0 | 0
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | 0 | (523) | 0
Ending balance | 359 | 714 | 2,269
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 260,965 | 247,406 | 234,535
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | 6,924 | 48,615 | 17,938
Charge-offs | (24,254) | (50,095) | (17,780)
Recoveries | 20,965 | 15,039 | 12,713
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | (3,289) | (35,056) | (5,067)
Ending balance | 264,600 | 260,965 | 247,406
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans | CRE |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 72,263 | 70,154 | 72,385
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | 3,338 | 3,264 | (3,287)
Charge-offs | (1,545) | (3,137) | (3,737)
Recoveries | 7,135 | 1,982 | 4,793
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | 5,590 | (1,155) | 1,056
Ending balance | 81,191 | 72,263 | 70,154
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans | C&I |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 134,598 | 115,184 | 107,719
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | 11,640 | 49,200 | 11,534
Charge-offs | (20,423) | (39,984) | (8,461)
Recoveries | 8,782 | 10,198 | 4,392
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | (11,641) | (29,786) | (4,069)
Ending balance | 134,597 | 134,598 | 115,184
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans | Residential |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 43,856 | 50,716 | 49,436
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | (7,499) | (8,167) | 2,473
Charge-offs | (1,686) | (1,103) | (3,197)
Recoveries | 4,621 | 2,410 | 2,004
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | 2,935 | 1,307 | (1,193)
Ending balance | 39,292 | 43,856 | 50,716
Loans Receivable | Non-PCI loans | Consumer |  |  |
Financing Receivable Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward |  |  |
Beginning balance | 10,248 | 11,352 | 4,995
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses | (555) | 4,318 | 7,218
Charge-offs | (600) | (5,871) | (2,385)
Recoveries | 427 | 449 | 1,524
Net recoveries (charge-offs) | (173) | (5,422) | (861)
Ending balance | $ 9,520 | $ 10,248 | $ 11,352

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