Note 4 ASSET SALE (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Feb. 28, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Unpaid Principal Balance Of Loans Related To Servicing Asset At Amortized	$ 15,200,000,000	$ 15,200,000,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses		138,792,000	149,798,000
Repayments of Secured Debt			37,449,000	52,169,000	173,163,000
Accrual For Liability Post Closing Adjustments Associated With Divestitures	11,006,000	11,006,000		11,006,000
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) Reclassified to Earnings, Net				5,958,000
Excess Of Sales Price Over Carrying Value For Sale Of Mortgage Servicing Rights MSR				$ 10,046,000

The Increase in the accrual resulting due to post-closing adjustments in the period arising from business divestitures.

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Excess of sales price over carrying value of mortgage servicing rights sold in a transaction that did not meet the requirements for sale accounting and thereby was accounted for as a financing.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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