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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) (Bank of America, National Association [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014 branch	May 02, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013 branch	Dec. 06, 2013 branch
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of branches	74
Customer accounts		$ 1,853,798
Loans receivable, net		12,881
Property and equipment, net		25,097
Premium on deposits		1.99%
Cash		1,776,660
Core deposit intangible		11,040
Goodwill		$ 31,225us-gaap_Goodwill
New Mexico
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of branches			11
Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of branches				40
Arizona and Nevada
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of branches		23