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LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details 11) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ 4,950 |  | $ 20,338 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 250,706 |  | 244,262 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 255,812 |  | 264,959 |  |  |
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 156 |  | 359 |  |  |
CRE |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 579 |  | 3,267 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 71,250 |  | 77,924 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 71,977 |  | 81,538 |  |  |
CRE | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 148 |  | 347 |  |  |
C&I |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 3,801 |  | 16,088 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 139,643 |  | 118,509 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 143,447 |  | 134,606 |  |  |
C&I | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 3 |  | 9 |  |  |
Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 527 |  | 923 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 31,968 |  | 38,369 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 32,500 |  | 39,295 |  |  |
Residential | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 5 |  | 3 |  |  |
Consumer |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 43 |  | 60 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 7,845 |  | 9,460 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 7,888 |  | 9,520 |  |  |
Consumer | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Loans Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 255,812 | $ 266,768 | 264,959 | $ 264,430 | $ 261,229 | $ 261,679
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 179,982 |  | 163,206 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 23,827,028 |  | 22,525,801 |  |  |
Total loans | 24,724,591 |  | 23,659,761 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 156 | $ 257 | 359 | $ 541 | $ 612 | $ 714
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans | 717,581 |  | 970,754 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | CRE |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 57,503 |  | 41,396 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 8,062,066 |  | 7,519,988 |  |  |
Total loans | 8,515,079 |  | 8,110,749 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | CRE | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans | 395,510 |  | 549,365 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | C&I |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 86,785 |  | 81,831 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 9,228,375 |  | 8,861,960 |  |  |
Total loans | 9,358,045 |  | 9,003,007 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | C&I | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans | 42,885 |  | 59,216 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 34,138 |  | 38,739 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 4,478,965 |  | 4,213,265 |  |  |
Total loans | 4,771,993 |  | 4,589,914 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Residential | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans | 258,890 |  | 337,910 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Consumer |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 1,556 |  | 1,240 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 2,057,622 |  | 1,930,588 |  |  |
Total loans | 2,079,474 |  | 1,956,091 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Consumer | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans | $ 20,296 |  | $ 24,263 |  |  |

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