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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 7) - Loans Receivable - Non-PCI Loans - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | $ 19,311 | $ 8,320 | $ 22,404 | $ 47,567
Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 7,026 | 6,360 | 8,520 | 39,099
Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 12,285 | 803 | 13,884 | 2,789
Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 1,157 | 0 | 5,679
CRE |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 7,436 | 1,494 | 21,090
CRE | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 6,279 | 1,494 | 19,932
CRE | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
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 | 1,157 | 0 | 1,158
C&I |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 15,673 | 81 | 17,272 | 25,066
C&I | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 3,388 | 81 | 3,388 | 18,559
C&I | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 12,285 | 0 | 13,884 | 1,986
C&I | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,521
Residential |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 3,638 | 803 | 3,638 | 1,071
Residential | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 3,638 | 0 | 3,638 | 268
Residential | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 803 | 0 | 803
Residential | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340
Consumer | Principal |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340
Consumer | Principal and Interest |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Consumer | Other |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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