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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Credit Extensions
Allowance for unfunded credit reserves	$ 266,768		$ 264,959
Unfunded Lending Commitments
Credit Extensions
Allowance for unfunded credit reserves	20,318	$ 21,414	20,360	$ 19,741	$ 15,632	$ 12,712
Unfunded Lending Commitments | Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Credit Extensions
Allowance for unfunded credit reserves	19,800		19,800
Undisbursed Loan Commitments
Credit Extensions
Loan commitments	4,758,116		3,370,271
Commercial and Standby Letters of Credit
Credit Extensions
Commercial and SBLCs	1,447,447		$ 1,293,547
Commercial Letters Of Credit
Credit Extensions
Commercial and SBLCs	43,700
Standby Letters of Credit
Credit Extensions
Commercial and SBLCs	$ 1,400,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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