Covered Assets And Indemnification Asset (Major Types Of Covered Loans) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	$ 495,353	$ 636,771
Allowance for covered loans	(18,275)	(14,320)	(2,721)
Total	477,078	622,451
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	399,514	506,637
Allowance for covered loans	(12,129)	(8,939)	(2,465)
Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	378,009	474,054
Total	369,339	468,747
Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	11,711	14,820
Total	9,688	13,105
Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	9,794	17,763
Total	8,358	15,794
Commercial [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	38,521	57,576
Allowance for covered loans	(4,980)	(3,964)	(176)
Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	23,524	34,150
Total	19,428	31,139
LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	14,997	23,426
Total	14,113	22,524
Residential [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	51,267	64,588
Allowance for covered loans	(804)	(991)	(56)
Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	27,825	35,503
Total	27,596	35,233
Home Equity Loans & Lines [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	23,442	29,085
Total	22,867	28,366
Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	6,051	7,970
Allowance for covered loans	(362)	(426)	(24)
Total	5,689	7,543
Evergreen Bank [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	105,895	151,457
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	72,888	99,346
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	4,941	7,241
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	3,840	7,809
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	9,961	14,911
Evergreen Bank [Member] | LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	4,984	8,776
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	3,948	6,320
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Home Equity Loans & Lines [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	3,478	4,660
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	1,855	2,394
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	253,013	317,721
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	199,685	248,206
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	637	711
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross		227
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	2,230	5,807
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	7,081	8,854
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	22,059	27,320
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Home Equity Loans & Lines [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	17,178	21,055
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	4,143	5,541
Nevada Security Bank [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	136,445	167,593
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	105,436	126,502
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	6,133	6,868
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	5,954	9,727
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	11,333	13,432
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	2,932	5,796
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	1,818	1,863
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Home Equity Loans & Lines [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	2,786	3,370
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Total, gross	$ 53	$ 35