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Allowance for Losses on Loans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reversal of loan losses | $ 1,650 | $ 1,932 | $ 3,150 | $ 11,381 |  |  |  |
Charge-offs, net of (recoveries) | (2,897) | 313 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | 10,572,201 |  | 10,572,201 |  |  | $ 9,823,270 |  |
Nonaccrual of interest | $ 47,349 |  | $ 47,349 |  |  | $ 67,810 |  |
Ratio of past due loans to total loans, net of charge-offs and LIPs | 0.73% |  | 0.73% |  | 0.90% | 0.88% |  |
Allowance for loan losses | $ 111,016 | 105,611 | $ 111,016 | 105,611 | $ 109,919 | $ 106,829 | $ 108,323 | $ 114,591
Allowance for credit losses and reserve for unfunded commitments | $ 114,251 |  | $ 114,251 |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses and reserve for unfunded commitments, percent of gross loans | 1.08% |  | 1.08% |  |  |  |  |
Acquired loans subject to general allowance | $ 21,158 |  | $ 21,158 |  |  |  |  |
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | 9,438,408 |  | 9,438,408 |  |  | 8,963,453 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 110,119 |  | 110,119 |  |  | 106,554 |  |
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | 51,562 |  | 51,562 |  |  | 85,513 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 897 |  | 897 |  |  | 275 |  |
Unfunded Loan Commitment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 3,235 |  | 3,235 |  |  | 3,085 |  |
Single-family residential |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonaccrual of interest | 36,707 |  | 36,707 |  |  | 59,074 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 40,681 | $ 52,004 | 40,681 | $ 52,004 | 41,828 | 47,347 | $ 54,762 | $ 62,763
Single-family residential | Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | 5,547,373 |  | 5,547,373 |  |  | 5,595,752 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 39,986 |  | 39,986 |  |  | 47,073 |  |
Single-family residential | Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | 24,451 |  | 24,451 |  |  | 51,718 |  |
Allowance for loan losses | 693 |  | 693 |  |  | 275 |  |
Non-Performing Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable, gross | $ 79,031 |  | $ 79,031 |  | $ 93,329 | $ 128,577 |  |
Ratio of non-performing assets to total assets | 0.53% |  | 0.53% |  | 0.64% | 0.88% |  |
Nonaccrual of interest | $ 47,349 |  | $ 47,349 |  | $ 54,559 | $ 67,810 |  |
Non-Performing Loans | Single-family residential |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonaccrual of interest | $ 36,707 |  | $ 36,707 |  |  | $ 59,074 |  |

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