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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 7) - Loans Receivable - Non-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
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | $ 459 | $ 5,614 | $ 34,454 | $ 37,734
Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 427 | 4,423 | 30,595 | 17,520
Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 |  | 2,079 |
Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0
Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 403 | 1,748 | 497
Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  | 788 |  | 19,717
CRE |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 1,191 | 20,948 | 2,090
CRE | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 0 | 19,800 | 0
CRE | Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 |  | 0 |
CRE | Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CRE | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 403 | 1,148 | 497
CRE | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  | 788 |  | 1,593
C&I |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 459 | 4,423 | 12,113 | 35,365
C&I | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 427 | 4,423 | 10,193 | 17,241
C&I | Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 |  | 1,288 |
C&I | Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0
C&I | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | $ 0 | 0 | 600 | 0
C&I | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  | $ 0 |  | 18,124
Residential |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 1,058 | 279
Residential | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 267 | 279
Residential | Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 791 |
Residential | Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 0 | 0
Residential | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 0 | 0
Residential | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  |  | 0
Consumer |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 335 | 0
Consumer | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 335 | 0
Consumer | Interest Rate Reduction |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 0 |
Consumer | Interest Deferments |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 0 | 0
Consumer | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | $ 0 | 0
Consumer | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  |  | $ 0

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