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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 12) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ 17,293 |  | $ 12,701 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 258,945 |  | 247,701 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 276,316 |  | 260,520 |  |  |
Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 78 |  | 118 |  |  |
CRE |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 705 |  | 1,326 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 73,280 |  | 71,478 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 74,063 |  | 72,916 |  |  |
CRE | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 78 |  | 112 |  |  |
C&I |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 15,885 |  | 10,477 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 134,251 |  | 131,689 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 150,136 |  | 142,167 |  |  |
C&I | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 0 |  | 1 |  |  |
Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 698 |  | 867 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 42,981 |  | 36,466 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 43,679 |  | 37,338 |  |  |
Residential | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 0 |  | 5 |  |  |
Consumer |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 5 |  | 31 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 8,433 |  | 8,068 |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 8,438 |  | 8,099 |  |  |
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 | 276,316 | $ 263,094 | 260,520 | $ 266,768 | $ 260,238 | $ 264,959
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 186,740 |  | 206,055 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 26,458,471 |  | 24,654,639 |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 27,210,666 |  | 25,503,139 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 78 | $ 87 | 118 | $ 257 | $ 328 | $ 359
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 565,455 |  | 642,445 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | CRE |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 42,001 |  | 52,378 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 8,759,058 |  | 8,288,119 |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 9,125,849 |  | 8,690,863 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | CRE | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 324,790 |  | 350,366 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | C&I |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 110,591 |  | 125,619 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 10,056,097 |  | 9,476,557 |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 10,187,349 |  | 9,640,563 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | C&I | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 20,661 |  | 38,387 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Residential |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 29,615 |  | 24,376 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 5,541,166 |  | 4,836,578 |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 5,774,229 |  | 5,095,718 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Residential | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 203,448 |  | 234,764 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Consumer |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 4,533 |  | 3,682 |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment | 2,102,150 |  | 2,053,385 |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | 2,123,239 |  | 2,075,995 |  |  |
Loans Receivable | Consumer | Acquired with deteriorated credit quality |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment in loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Total loans held-for-investment | $ 16,556 |  | $ 18,928 |  |  |

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