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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value by Balance Sheet Grouping) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
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Covered loans, net		$ 495,358
FHLB stock	151,674	151,755
Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	963,766	816,002
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	3,626,115	3,255,144
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	38,027	50,616
Loans Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure	8,262,700	8,479,307
Covered loans, net	304,420	375,027
FDIC indemnification asset	95,138	101,751
FHLB stock	151,674	151,755
Deposits, Fair Value Disclosure	8,500,515	8,557,357
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Long Term and Other Borrowings, Fair Value Disclosure	3,097,509	3,038,127
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	963,766	816,002
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	3,626,115	3,255,144
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	35,228	47,036
Loans Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure	7,616,205	7,935,877
Covered loans, net	302,681	382,183
FDIC indemnification asset	97,380	98,871
FHLB stock	151,674	151,755
Deposits, Fair Value Disclosure	8,683,181	8,665,903
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Long Term and Other Borrowings, Fair Value Disclosure	2,757,146	2,762,066
Equity Securities [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Equity Securities [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
US Treasury and Government [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	114,141	190,527
US Treasury and Government [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	114,141	190,527
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	24,001	23,568
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	24,001	23,568
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	303,214	29,959
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	303,214	29,959
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	3,184,759	3,011,090
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	3,184,759	3,011,090
Other Debt Obligations [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Other Debt Obligations [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Equity Securities [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Equity Securities [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
US Treasury and Government [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
US Treasury and Government [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	812	2,023
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	795	1,950
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	37,215	48,593
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	34,433	45,086
Other Debt Obligations [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Other Debt Obligations [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	$ 0

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