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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses (Impaired Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Jan. 01, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | $ 317,894 | $ 557,003 |  | $ 358,287 |
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | 416 |  |  |
Commercial lending |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Collateral dependent loan |  | 34,600 |  |  |
Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | 362,629 | $ 312,613 | 238,376 |
Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | 132,819 | 112,678 | 40,509 |
Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | 16,530 | 14,714 | 22,826 |
Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | 11,018 | 9,515 | 19,404 |
Consumer lending |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Collateral dependent loan |  | 17,800 |  |  |
Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | 26,822 | 24,857 | 28,527 |
Consumer lending | HELOCs |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | 3,881 | 3,467 | 5,265 |
Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | $ 3,304 | $ 5,601 | 3,380 |
Non-PCI Loans |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 266,772 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 129,748 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 68,369 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 198,117 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 5,593 |
Average Recorded Investment | 159,152 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 1,056 |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 317,880 |  |  | 358,287 | $ 311,300
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 226,918 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 115,116 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 44,699 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 159,815 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 3,033 |
Average Recorded Investment | 129,939 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 910 |  |  |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 174,656 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 73,956 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 40,086 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 114,042 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 2,881 |
Average Recorded Investment | 93,391 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 735 |  |  |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 27,601 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 20,098 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 1,520 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 21,618 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 97 |
Average Recorded Investment | 30,827 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 114 |  |  |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Real estate loan | Multifamily residential |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 4,965 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 1,371 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 3,093 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 4,464 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 55 |
Average Recorded Investment | 5,721 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 61 |  |  |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Construction and land |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 19,696 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 19,691 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 0 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 19,691 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 0 |
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial lending | Total CRE |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 52,262 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 41,160 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 4,613 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 45,773 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 152 |
Average Recorded Investment | 36,548 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 175 |  |  |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer lending |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 39,854 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 14,632 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 23,670 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 38,302 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 2,560 |
Average Recorded Investment | 29,213 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 146 |  |  |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer lending | Real estate loan | Single-family residential |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 23,626 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 8,507 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 13,704 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 22,211 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 35 |
Average Recorded Investment | 15,898 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 128 |  |  |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer lending | HELOCs |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 13,711 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 6,125 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 7,449 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 13,574 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 8 |
Average Recorded Investment | 10,811 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 18 |  |  |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer lending | Total residential mortgage |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 37,337 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 14,632 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 21,153 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 35,785 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | 43 |
Average Recorded Investment | 26,709 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | 146 |  |  |  |
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer lending | Other consumer |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans disclosures |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  |  |  | 2,517 |
Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  |  |  | 0 |
Recorded Investment With Allowance |  |  |  | 2,517 |
Total Recorded Investment |  |  |  | 2,517 |
Related Allowance |  |  |  | $ 2,517 |
Average Recorded Investment | 2,504 |  |  |  |
Recognized Interest Income | $ 0 |  |  |  |

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