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Loans Receivable (excluding Covered Loans) Loans Impaired, Loan Commitments and Loans Serviced (Details) (USD $) In Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Recorded investment in impaired loans | $ 476,822 | $ 489,826
Impaired loans with allocated reserves | 123,862 | 202,120
Amount of related allowance included in specific reserves | 41,912 | 65,002
Average balance of impaired loans | 486,665 | 528,371
Interest income from impaired loans | 28,081 | 31,279
Outstanding fixed rate origination commitments | 67,542 | 79,871
Loans serviced for others | $ 102,775 | $ 130,874

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