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Subordinated debentures					$ 110,313,000	$ 105,123,000
PPBI Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floating Rate Trust Preferred Securities issue amount				$ 10,000,000
Subordinated Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued			$ 60,000,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)			5.75%
Subordinated debentures					59,300,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs					$ (688,000)
Contribution of net proceeds from the Private Placement to the Bank to support general corporate purposes			$ 50,000,000
Subordinated Debentures
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floating interest rate, basis points added to base rate (as a percent)					2.75%
Effective rate (as a percent)					5.19%
Subordinated Debentures \| Mission Community Capital Trust I
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Effective rate (as a percent)					5.39%
Purchase accounting fair value adjustments					$ 306,000
Debt assumed in acquisition					$ 2,800,000		$ 3,100,000
Subordinated Debentures \| Santa Lucia Bancorp (CA) Capital Trust
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Effective rate (as a percent)					3.92%
Purchase accounting fair value adjustments					$ 1,300,000
Debt assumed in acquisition					$ 3,800,000		5,200,000
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Subordinated Debentures \| LIBOR \| Santa Lucia Bancorp (CA) Capital Trust
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Effective rate (as a percent)					4.12%
Purchase accounting fair value adjustments					$ 1,300,000
Debt assumed in acquisition					$ 4,000,000		$ 5,200,000
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Floating interest rate, basis points added to base rate (as a percent)					1.72%
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Carrying value of subordinated notes					25,200,000
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Effective rate (as a percent)	5.74%
Purchase accounting fair value adjustments					224,000
Debt assumed in acquisition	$ 5,200,000
Carrying value of subordinated notes					$ 4,900,000
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Floating interest rate, basis points added to base rate (as a percent)	2.95%
Subordinated Debentures \| PPBI Trust I
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Minority interest purchased (as a percent)				3.00%
Amount of minority interest purchased				$ 310,000
Subordinated Notes 7.125% \| Plaza Bancorp
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Number of subordinated notes assumed \| notes		3
Debt assumed in acquisition		$ 25,000,000
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