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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of goodwill and intangible assets | The balance of the Company's intangible assets was as follows, which includes the additional goodwill discussed above:
| Goodwill |  | Servicing Rights Intangible |  | Core Deposit Intangible |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Balance at September 30, 2010 | $ | 251,653 |  |  | $ | 1,775 |  |  | $ | 4,290 |  |  | $ | 257,718 |
Additions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization | — |  |  | (529 | ) |  | (918 | ) |  | (1,447 | )
Balance at September 30, 2011 | 251,653 |  |  | 1,246 |  |  | 3,372 |  |  | 256,271 |
Additions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,022 |  |  | 2,022 |
Amortization | — |  |  | (960 | ) |  | (1,257 | ) |  | (2,217 | )
Balance at September 30, 2012 | $ | 251,653 |  |  | $ | 286 |  |  | $ | 4,137 |  |  | $ | 256,076 |
Schedule of future amortization expense | The table below presents the estimated core deposit intangible asset amortization expense for the next five years:
Year End |  | Expense
|  | (In thousands)
2013 |  | $ | 1,314 |
2014 |  | 1,314 |
2015 |  | 1,014 |
2016 |  | 396 |
2017 |  | 99 |

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