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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 12) - Loans Receivable - PCI Loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Changes in accretable yield for PCI loans |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 166,777 | $ 271,862 | $ 214,907 | $ 311,688
Accretion | (14,827) | (30,608) | (53,510) | (84,537)
Changes in expected cash flows | 311 | 1,518 | (9,136) | 15,621
Ending balance | $ 152,261 | $ 242,772 | $ 152,261 | $ 242,772

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- Definition Represents the change in the estimate of cash flows expected to be collected. This relates to loans not accounted as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that was acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6379141&loc=d3e15032-111544 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27045933&loc=d3e13503-111538 + Details
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- Definition Amount of decrease from accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27045933&loc=d3e13503-111538 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6379141&loc=d3e15032-111544 + Details
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