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Loans Receivable Real Estate Construction

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Loans Receivable Real Estate Mortgage.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of consumer loans, including, but not limited to, mortgage, home equity, vehicles, credit card, installment, and lease financing. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans issued to build, improve or remodel a residential home. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of consumer mortgage. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes subordinated loans such as home equity lines of credit and loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount of deferred interest and fee income, unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of acquired loans. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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Amount before allowance of loans issued to commercial and industrial institutions. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes real estate loans and loans covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of commercial construction loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of mortgage loans on existing land or building. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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Loans (Analysis of Loan Portfolio by Major Types of Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Less: unearned income on loans	$ (39,410)	$ (42,373)
Recorded Investment	5,877,283	5,815,027
Allowance for loan losses	(69,264)	(68,172)	$ (70,234)	$ (69,569)
Loans, net	5,808,019	5,746,855
Loans held for sale	3,681	4,509
Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Less: unearned income on loans	(39,410)	(42,373)
Recorded Investment	5,704,082	5,634,121
Allowance for loan losses	(56,200)	(54,446)
Loans, net	5,647,882	5,579,675
Loans held for sale	3,681	4,509
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	5,704,082	5,634,121
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Less: unearned income on loans	0	0
Recorded Investment	173,201	180,906
Allowance for loan losses	(13,064)	(13,726)
Loans, net	160,137	167,180
Loans held for sale	0	0
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	188,594	197,350
Acquisition Accounting Valuation Discount on Covered Loans	15,393	16,444
Commercial and Multifamily Residential Construction [Domain] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	1,809	1,834
One-to-Four Family Residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Mortgage	197,770	200,233
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Construction	135,610	138,152
Allowance for loan losses	(654)	(916)	(1,364)	(2,281)
One-to-Four Family Residential [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Mortgage	175,050	176,295
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Construction	133,447	135,874
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	172,324	173,436
One-to-Four Family Residential [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Mortgage	22,720	23,938
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Construction	2,163	2,278
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	25,766	27,195
Commercial and Multifamily Residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Mortgage	2,614,331	2,591,125
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Construction	185,166	169,043
Commercial and Multifamily Residential [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Mortgage	2,520,352	2,491,736
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Construction	183,548	167,413
Commercial and Multifamily Residential [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Mortgage	93,979	99,389
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Construction	1,618	1,630
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	100,384	106,308
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial and Industrial	2,435,667	2,397,423
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial and Industrial	2,401,193	2,362,575
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial and Industrial	34,474	34,848
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	38,209	38,784
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Mortgage	2,812,101	2,791,358
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Mortgage	2,695,402	2,668,031
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Mortgage	116,699	123,327
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	126,150	133,503
One-to-Four Family Residential Construction [Domain] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	2,200	2,326
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Construction	320,776	307,195
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Construction	316,995	303,287
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Construction	3,781	3,908
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	4,009	4,160
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer	348,149	361,424
Allowance for loan losses	(3,368)	(3,531)	$ (2,835)	$ (3,180)
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer	329,902	342,601
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	321,195	332,362
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer	18,247	18,823
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 20,226	$ 20,903