Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Major Types Of Covered Loans) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Recaptured provision on covered loans	$ 4,100,000	$ 2,300,000	$ 5,700,000	$ 3,500,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	433,426,000	566,940,000	433,426,000	566,940,000		495,353,000
Allowance for covered loans	(14,367,000)	(12,977,000)	(14,367,000)	(12,977,000)	(18,221,000)	(18,275,000)	(12,635,000)	(14,320,000)
Total	419,059,000		419,059,000			477,078,000
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	350,889,000	452,689,000	350,889,000	452,689,000
Allowance for covered loans	(8,871,000)	(7,461,000)	(8,871,000)	(7,461,000)	(12,374,000)	(12,129,000)	(8,298,000)	(8,939,000)
Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	334,584,000		334,584,000			378,009,000
Total	328,211,000		328,211,000			369,339,000
Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	8,139,000		8,139,000			11,711,000
Total	6,783,000		6,783,000			9,688,000
Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	8,166,000		8,166,000			9,794,000
Total	7,025,000		7,025,000			8,358,000
Commercial [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	31,410,000	51,348,000	31,410,000	51,348,000
Allowance for covered loans	(4,512,000)	(4,547,000)	(4,512,000)	(4,547,000)	(4,867,000)	(4,980,000)	(3,275,000)	(3,964,000)
Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	20,748,000		20,748,000			23,524,000
Total	17,394,000		17,394,000			19,428,000
LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	10,662,000		10,662,000			14,997,000
Total	9,503,000		9,503,000			14,113,000
Residential [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	46,456,000	56,129,000	46,456,000	56,129,000
Allowance for covered loans	(808,000)	(664,000)	(808,000)	(664,000)	(685,000)	(804,000)	(740,000)	(991,000)
Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	25,075,000		25,075,000			27,825,000
Total	24,879,000		24,879,000			27,596,000
Home Equity Loans & Lines [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	21,381,000		21,381,000			23,442,000
Total	20,769,000		20,769,000			22,867,000
Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	4,671,000	6,774,000	4,671,000	6,774,000		6,051,000
Allowance for covered loans	(176,000)	(305,000)	(176,000)	(305,000)	(295,000)	(362,000)	(322,000)	(426,000)
Total	4,495,000		4,495,000			5,689,000
Evergreen Bank [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	90,833,000		90,833,000			105,895,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	64,124,000		64,124,000			72,888,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,784,000		3,784,000			4,941,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,100,000		3,100,000			3,840,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	8,504,000		8,504,000			9,961,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,410,000		3,410,000			4,984,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,466,000		3,466,000			3,948,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Home Equity Loans & Lines [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,381,000		3,381,000			3,478,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	1,064,000		1,064,000			1,855,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	220,328,000		220,328,000			253,013,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	174,728,000		174,728,000			199,685,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	0		0			637,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	0		0			0
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	1,311,000		1,311,000			2,230,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	4,946,000		4,946,000			7,081,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	19,812,000		19,812,000			22,059,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Home Equity Loans & Lines [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	15,949,000		15,949,000			17,178,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,582,000		3,582,000			4,143,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	122,265,000		122,265,000			136,445,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	95,732,000		95,732,000			105,436,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	4,355,000		4,355,000			6,133,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	5,066,000		5,066,000			5,954,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	10,933,000		10,933,000			11,333,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	2,306,000		2,306,000			2,932,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	1,797,000		1,797,000			1,818,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Home Equity Loans & Lines [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	2,051,000		2,051,000			2,786,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	$ 25,000		$ 25,000			$ 53,000