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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 11) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ 18,265 | $ 20,338 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 241,645 | 244,262 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 260,238 | 264,959 |  |
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 328 | 359 |  |
CRE |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 462 | 3,267 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 82,076 | 77,924 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 82,852 | 81,538 |  |
CRE | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 314 | 347 |  |
C&I |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 16,931 | 16,088 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 117,146 | 118,509 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 134,087 | 134,606 |  |
C&I | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 10 | 9 |  |
Residential |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 815 | 923 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 33,120 | 38,369 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 33,939 | 39,295 |  |
Residential | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 4 | 3 |  |
Consumer |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 57 | 60 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 9,303 | 9,460 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 9,360 | 9,520 |  |
Consumer | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 0 | 0 |  |
Loans Receivable |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 260,238 | 264,959 | $ 257,738 | $ 261,679
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 225,606 | 163,206 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 22,675,456 | 22,525,801 |  |
Total loans | 23,767,903 | 23,659,761 |  |
Loans Receivable | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 328 | 359 | $ 643 | $ 714
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Total loans | 866,841 | 970,754 |  |
Loans Receivable | CRE |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 78,087 | 41,396 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 7,870,738 | 7,519,988 |  |
Total loans | 8,451,478 | 8,110,749 |  |
Loans Receivable | CRE | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Total loans | 502,653 | 549,365 |  |
Loans Receivable | C&I |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 105,518 | 81,831 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 8,659,257 | 8,861,960 |  |
Total loans | 8,818,243 | 9,003,007 |  |
Loans Receivable | C&I | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Total loans | 53,468 | 59,216 |  |
Loans Receivable | Residential |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 40,373 | 38,739 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 4,123,568 | 4,213,265 |  |
Total loans | 4,451,398 | 4,589,914 |  |
Loans Receivable | Residential | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Total loans | 287,457 | 337,910 |  |
Loans Receivable | Consumer |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 1,628 | 1,240 |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 2,021,893 | 1,930,588 |  |
Total loans | 2,046,784 | 1,956,091 |  |
Loans Receivable | Consumer | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |
Total loans | $ 23,263 | $ 24,263 |  |

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