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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 7) - Loans Receivable $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) loan | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Period beyond which a TDR generally becomes delinquent |  |  | 90 days |
Non-PCI Loans |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 8,299 | $ 38,217 | $ 47,581 | $ 39,479
Number of Loans | loan | 0 | 0 |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 6,350 | $ 13,488 | 39,123 | 13,932
Non-PCI Loans | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | 18,629 |  | 19,447
Non-PCI Loans | Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 795 |  | 2,781 |
Non-PCI Loans | Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | 6,000 |  | 6,000
Non-PCI Loans | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 1,154 | 100 | 5,677 | 100
Non-PCI Loans | CRE |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 7,429 | 100 | 21,081 | 918
Non-PCI Loans | CRE | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 6,275 | 0 | 19,927 | 0
Non-PCI Loans | CRE | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | 0 |  | 818
Non-PCI Loans | CRE | Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 0 |  | 0 |
Non-PCI Loans | CRE | Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | 0 |  | 0
Non-PCI Loans | CRE | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 1,154 | 100 | 1,154 | 100
Non-PCI Loans | C&I |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 75 | 38,117 | 25,098 | 38,280
Non-PCI Loans | C&I | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 75 | 13,488 | 18,589 | 13,651
Non-PCI Loans | C&I | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | 18,629 |  | 18,629
Non-PCI Loans | C&I | Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 0 |  | 1,986 |
Non-PCI Loans | C&I | Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | 6,000 |  | 6,000
Non-PCI Loans | C&I | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 0 | 0 | 4,523 | 0
Non-PCI Loans | Residential |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 795 | 0 | 1,064 | 281
Non-PCI Loans | Residential | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 0 | 0 | 269 | 281
Non-PCI Loans | Residential | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | 0 |  | 0
Non-PCI Loans | Residential | Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | 795 |  | 795 |
Non-PCI Loans | Residential | Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | 0 |  | 0
Non-PCI Loans | Residential | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0 | 0
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  | 338 | 0
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  | 338 | 0
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 0
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer | Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  | 0 |
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer | Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 0
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0

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