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Amount of recovery of financing receivables doubtful of collection that were previously charged off.

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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses - Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Allowance for Loan Losses and the Loans Receivables by Impairment Methodology
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Commitment to Lend					$ 736	$ 736
Credit for unfunded loan commitments	$ 0	$ 150	$ 0	$ (50)
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period	94,217	86,461	92,557	84,541
Provision (credit) for loan losses	1,200	2,300	4,200	4,800
Loans charged off	(2,076)	(1,263)	(3,830)	(2,331)
Recoveries of charge offs	725	2,383	2,017	2,871
PCI allowance adjustment			(878)
Balance, end of period	94,066	89,881	94,066	89,881
Allowance for loan losses - Individually evaluated for impairment					5,933	4,791
Allowance for loan losses - Collectively evaluated for impairment					79,050	75,603
Allowance for loan losses - Total	94,217	86,461	94,066	84,541	94,066	92,557
Loans outstanding - Individually evaluated for impairment					105,970	104,007
Loans outstanding - Collectively evaluated for impairment					11,742,529	11,846,646
Loans outstanding - Total					11,976,007	12,097,906
Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			12,163
Balance, end of period	9,083		9,083
Allowance for loan losses - Total	9,083		9,083		9,083	12,163
Loans outstanding - Total					127,508	147,253
Loans outstanding - PCI loans					36,400	57,500
Legacy Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Loans outstanding - Total					10,355,503	10,199,858
Acquired Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Provision (credit) for loan losses	(503)	(253)	(383)	(2,500)
Provision (credit) for PCI loan losses	(1,200)	(449)	(2,200)	(637)
Loans outstanding - Total					1,620,504	1,898,048
Real estate
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Loans outstanding - Total					8,630,852	8,721,600
Real estate \| Legacy Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period	45,876	45,977	49,446	45,360
Provision (credit) for loan losses	1,195	1,776	(3,463)	2,255
Loans charged off	(182)	(144)	(216)	(207)
Recoveries of charge offs	265	626	1,387	827
Balance, end of period	47,154	48,235	47,154	48,235
Allowance for loan losses - Individually evaluated for impairment					192	176
Allowance for loan losses - Collectively evaluated for impairment					46,962	49,270
Allowance for loan losses - Total	45,876	45,977	47,154	45,360	47,154	49,446
Loans outstanding - Individually evaluated for impairment					46,785	39,976
Loans outstanding - Collectively evaluated for impairment					7,160,408	7,037,392
Loans outstanding - Total					7,207,193	7,077,368
Real estate \| Legacy Loans \| Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			0
Balance, end of period	0		0
Allowance for loan losses - Total	0		0		0	0
Loans outstanding - Total					0	0
Real estate \| Acquired Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period	7,261	13,048	7,321	13,322
Provision (credit) for loan losses	(636)	(141)	(675)	(314)
Loans charged off	0	(92)	(26)	(194)
Recoveries of charge offs	305	1	310	2
Balance, end of period	6,930	12,816	6,930	12,816
Allowance for loan losses - Individually evaluated for impairment					127	261
Allowance for loan losses - Collectively evaluated for impairment					1,682	1,264
Allowance for loan losses - Total	7,261	13,048	6,930	12,816	6,930	7,321
Loans outstanding - Individually evaluated for impairment					19,578	18,080
Loans outstanding - Collectively evaluated for impairment					1,289,871	1,507,858
Loans outstanding - Total					1,423,659	1,644,232
Real estate \| Acquired Loans \| Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			5,796
Balance, end of period	5,121		5,121
Allowance for loan losses - Total	5,121		5,121		5,121	5,796
Loans outstanding - Total					114,210	118,294
Commercial business
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			27,765
Balance, end of period	31,355		31,355
Allowance for loan losses - Total	31,355		31,355		31,355	27,765
Loans outstanding - Total					2,265,287	2,127,630
Commercial business \| Legacy Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period	27,376	20,387	21,826	17,228
Provision (credit) for loan losses	183	487	6,804	3,776
Loans charged off	(922)	(446)	(2,082)	(788)
Recoveries of charge offs	120	1,603	209	1,815
Balance, end of period	26,757	22,031	26,757	22,031
Allowance for loan losses - Individually evaluated for impairment					4,282	4,221
Allowance for loan losses - Collectively evaluated for impairment					22,475	17,605
Allowance for loan losses - Total	27,376	20,387	26,757	22,031	26,757	21,826
Loans outstanding - Individually evaluated for impairment					26,159	29,624
Loans outstanding - Collectively evaluated for impairment					2,168,442	1,988,067
Loans outstanding - Total					2,194,601	2,017,691
Commercial business \| Legacy Loans \| Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			0
Balance, end of period	0		0
Allowance for loan losses - Total	0		0		0	0
Loans outstanding - Total					0	0
Commercial business \| Acquired Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period	5,000	1,308	5,939	3,527
Provision (credit) for loan losses	195	(96)	313	(2,142)
Loans charged off	(629)	(352)	(877)	(566)
Recoveries of charge offs	32	131	101	172
PCI allowance adjustment			(878)
Balance, end of period	4,598	991	4,598	991
Allowance for loan losses - Individually evaluated for impairment					987	130
Allowance for loan losses - Collectively evaluated for impairment					574	460
Allowance for loan losses - Total	5,000	1,308	4,598	3,527	4,598	5,939
Loans outstanding - Individually evaluated for impairment					4,228	5,734
Loans outstanding - Collectively evaluated for impairment					58,080	80,916
Loans outstanding - Total					70,686	109,939
Commercial business \| Acquired Loans \| Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			5,349
Balance, end of period	3,037		3,037
Allowance for loan losses - Total	3,037		3,037		3,037	5,349
Loans outstanding - Total					8,378	23,289
Trade finance
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			719
Balance, end of period	1,009		1,009
Allowance for loan losses - Total	1,009		1,009		1,009	719
Loans outstanding - Total					166,781	197,190
Trade finance \| Legacy Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period	698	1,767	719	1,674
Provision (credit) for loan losses	311	(796)	290	(715)
Loans charged off	0	0	0	0
Recoveries of charge offs	0	12	0	24
Balance, end of period	1,009	983	1,009	983
Allowance for loan losses - Individually evaluated for impairment					333	0
Allowance for loan losses - Collectively evaluated for impairment					676	719
Allowance for loan losses - Total	698	1,767	1,009	1,674	1,009	719
Loans outstanding - Individually evaluated for impairment					2,825	5,887
Loans outstanding - Collectively evaluated for impairment					160,638	188,179
Loans outstanding - Total					163,463	194,066
Trade finance \| Legacy Loans \| Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			0
Balance, end of period	0		0
Allowance for loan losses - Total	0		0		0	0
Loans outstanding - Total					0	0
Trade finance \| Acquired Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period	0	38	0	42
Provision (credit) for loan losses	0	(35)	0	(39)
Loans charged off	0	0	0	0
Recoveries of charge offs	0	0	0	0
Balance, end of period	0	3	0	3
Allowance for loan losses - Individually evaluated for impairment					0	0
Allowance for loan losses - Collectively evaluated for impairment					0	0
Allowance for loan losses - Total	0	38	0	3	0	0
Loans outstanding - Individually evaluated for impairment					3,318	3,124
Loans outstanding - Collectively evaluated for impairment					0	0
Loans outstanding - Total					3,318	3,124
Trade finance \| Acquired Loans \| Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			0
Balance, end of period	0		0
Allowance for loan losses - Total	0		0		0	0
Loans outstanding - Total					0	0
Consumer and other
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			7,306
Balance, end of period	7,618		7,618
Allowance for loan losses - Total	7,618		7,618		7,618	7,306
Loans outstanding - Total					913,087	1,051,486
Consumer and other \| Legacy Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period	7,004	3,934	6,269	3,385
Provision (credit) for loan losses	14	1,086	952	1,963
Loans charged off	(343)	(229)	(553)	(576)
Recoveries of charge offs	1	8	8	27
Balance, end of period	6,676	4,799	6,676	4,799
Allowance for loan losses - Individually evaluated for impairment					11	3
Allowance for loan losses - Collectively evaluated for impairment					6,665	6,266
Allowance for loan losses - Total	7,004	3,934	6,676	3,385	6,676	6,269
Loans outstanding - Individually evaluated for impairment					2,266	441
Loans outstanding - Collectively evaluated for impairment					787,980	910,292
Loans outstanding - Total					790,246	910,733
Consumer and other \| Legacy Loans \| Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			0
Balance, end of period	0		0
Allowance for loan losses - Total	0		0		0	0
Loans outstanding - Total					0	0
Consumer and other \| Acquired Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period	1,002	2	1,037	3
Provision (credit) for loan losses	(62)	19	(21)	16
Loans charged off	0	0	(76)	0
Recoveries of charge offs	2	2	2	4
Balance, end of period	942	23	942	23
Allowance for loan losses - Individually evaluated for impairment					1	0
Allowance for loan losses - Collectively evaluated for impairment					16	19
Allowance for loan losses - Total	1,002	$ 2	1,037	$ 3	942	1,037
Loans outstanding - Individually evaluated for impairment					811	1,141
Loans outstanding - Collectively evaluated for impairment					117,110	133,942
Loans outstanding - Total					122,841	140,753
Consumer and other \| Acquired Loans \| Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member]
Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment
Balance, beginning of period			1,018
Balance, end of period	925		925
Allowance for loan losses - Total	$ 925		$ 925		925	1,018
Loans outstanding - Total					$ 4,920	$ 5,670