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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 9) - Loans Receivable - Non-PCI Loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | $ 263,829 |  | $ 263,829 |  | $ 184,401
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 127,722 |  | 127,722 |  | 77,369
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 106,395 |  | 106,395 |  | 85,837
Total Recorded Investment | 234,117 |  | 234,117 |  | 163,206
Related Allowance | 22,514 |  | 22,514 |  | 20,338
Average Recorded Investment | 237,284 | $ 177,402 | 239,658 | $ 176,918 |
Recognized Interest Income | 916 | 1,226 | 1,829 | 2,511 |
CRE | Income producing |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 86,401 |  | 86,401 |  | 47,043
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 59,990 |  | 59,990 |  | 24,347
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 17,763 |  | 17,763 |  | 15,720
Total Recorded Investment | 77,753 |  | 77,753 |  | 40,067
Related Allowance | 464 |  | 464 |  | 3,148
Average Recorded Investment | 78,623 | 46,042 | 79,549 | 46,897 |
Recognized Interest Income | 404 | 134 | 816 | 268 |
CRE | Construction |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  |  | 66
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  |  | 0
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  |  | 14
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  |  | 14
Related Allowance |  |  |  |  | 1
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Recognized Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CRE | Land |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 6,910 |  | 6,910 |  | 1,537
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 5,279 |  | 5,279 |  | 632
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 1,114 |  | 1,114 |  | 683
Total Recorded Investment | 6,393 |  | 6,393 |  | 1,315
Related Allowance | 74 |  | 74 |  | 118
Average Recorded Investment | 6,690 | 5,876 | 6,859 | 5,951 |
Recognized Interest Income | 8 | 10 | 17 | 20 |
C&I | Commercial business |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 115,023 |  | 115,023 |  | 81,720
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 32,444 |  | 32,444 |  | 31,045
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 65,559 |  | 65,559 |  | 40,111
Total Recorded Investment | 98,003 |  | 98,003 |  | 71,156
Related Allowance | 21,260 |  | 21,260 |  | 15,993
Average Recorded Investment | 100,124 | 73,306 | 100,308 | 71,644 |
Recognized Interest Income | 270 | 761 | 530 | 1,550 |
C&I | Trade finance |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 13,158 |  | 13,158 |  | 10,675
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 9,256 |  | 9,256 |  | 0
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 3,775 |  | 3,775 |  | 10,675
Total Recorded Investment | 13,031 |  | 13,031 |  | 10,675
Related Allowance | 22 |  | 22 |  | 95
Average Recorded Investment | 12,716 | 11,623 | 13,514 | 11,739 |
Recognized Interest Income | 67 | 51 | 133 | 134 |
Residential | Single-family |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 14,154 |  | 14,154 |  | 16,486
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 2,378 |  | 2,378 |  | 4,401
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 10,294 |  | 10,294 |  | 10,611
Total Recorded Investment | 12,672 |  | 12,672 |  | 15,012
Related Allowance | 378 |  | 378 |  | 584
Average Recorded Investment | 12,713 | 15,595 | 12,797 | 15,658 |
Recognized Interest Income | 74 | 68 | 148 | 137 |
Residential | Multifamily |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 26,606 |  | 26,606 |  | 25,634
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 18,375 |  | 18,375 |  | 16,944
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 6,313 |  | 6,313 |  | 6,783
Total Recorded Investment | 24,688 |  | 24,688 |  | 23,727
Related Allowance | 271 |  | 271 |  | 339
Average Recorded Investment | 24,836 | 23,690 | 25,045 | 23,757 |
Recognized Interest Income | 77 | 190 | 154 | 379 |
Consumer |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 1,577 |  | 1,577 |  | 1,240
Recorded Investment With No Allowance | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Recorded Investment With Allowance | 1,577 |  | 1,577 |  | 1,240
Total Recorded Investment | 1,577 |  | 1,577 |  | 1,240
Related Allowance | 45 |  | 45 |  | $ 60
Average Recorded Investment | 1,582 | 1,256 | 1,586 | 1,258 |
Recognized Interest Income | $ 16 | $ 12 | $ 31 | $ 23 |

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