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Portfolio Loans Covered by Loss Share (Covered loans) - Rollforward of Covered Loans, Net of the Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 189,571 | $ 298,975
Principal reductions and interest payments | (37,421) | (68,783)
Accretion of loan discount | 19,987 | 22,231
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference | 5,841 | 1,894
Reductions due to disposals | (32,798) | (43,986)
Balance at end of period | 145,180 | 210,331
Accretable Yield |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 78,768 | 63,335
Principal reductions and interest payments | 0 | 0
Accretion of loan discount | (19,987) | (22,231)
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference | 14,233 | 67,178
Reductions due to disposals | (12,288) | (12,837)
Balance at end of period | 60,726 | 95,445
Contractual Rights |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 386,966 | 618,791
Principal reductions and interest payments | (37,421) | (68,783)
Accretion of loan discount | 0 | 0
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference | 9,216 | 1,671
Reductions due to disposals | (68,953) | (107,669)
Balance at end of period | 289,808 | 444,010
Non-accretable difference |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 118,627 | 256,481
Principal reductions and interest payments | 0 | 0
Accretion of loan discount | 0 | 0
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference | (10,858) | (67,401)
Reductions due to disposals | (23,867) | (50,846)
Balance at end of period | $ 83,902 | $ 138,234

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- Definition Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27045933&loc=d3e13503-111538 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6379141&loc=d3e15032-111544 + Details
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- Definition Amount of decrease from accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27045933&loc=d3e13503-111538 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6379141&loc=d3e15032-111544 + Details
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- Definition Amount of reduction, resulting from a sale or transfer of a loan, in the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 15 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27045933&loc=d3e13503-111538 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6379141&loc=d3e15032-111544 + Details
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