Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Major Types Of Covered Loans) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 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	$ 2,400,000	$ 500,000	$ 7,900,000	$ 3,700,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	409,001,000	530,577,000	409,001,000	530,577,000		495,353,000
Allowance for covered loans	(11,918,000)	(15,532,000)	(11,918,000)	(15,532,000)	(14,367,000)	(18,275,000)	(12,977,000)	(14,320,000)
Total	397,083,000		397,083,000			477,078,000
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	331,896,000	427,489,000	331,896,000	427,489,000
Allowance for covered loans	(7,034,000)	(9,236,000)	(7,034,000)	(9,236,000)	(8,871,000)	(12,129,000)	(7,461,000)	(8,939,000)
Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	315,429,000		315,429,000			378,009,000
Total	310,735,000		310,735,000			369,339,000
Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	7,931,000		7,931,000			11,711,000
Total	6,654,000		6,654,000			9,688,000
Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	8,536,000		8,536,000			9,794,000
Total	7,470,000		7,470,000			8,358,000
Commercial [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	28,341,000	43,238,000	28,341,000	43,238,000
Allowance for covered loans	(3,895,000)	(5,302,000)	(3,895,000)	(5,302,000)	(4,512,000)	(4,980,000)	(4,547,000)	(3,964,000)
Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	16,823,000		16,823,000			23,524,000
Total	13,865,000		13,865,000			19,428,000
LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	11,518,000		11,518,000			14,997,000
Total	10,585,000		10,585,000			14,113,000
Residential [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	44,001,000	53,429,000	44,001,000	53,429,000
Allowance for covered loans	(803,000)	(738,000)	(803,000)	(738,000)	(808,000)	(804,000)	(664,000)	(991,000)
Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	23,304,000		23,304,000			27,825,000
Total	23,161,000		23,161,000			27,596,000
Home Equity Loans & Lines [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	20,697,000		20,697,000			23,442,000
Total	20,037,000		20,037,000			22,867,000
Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	4,763,000	6,421,000	4,763,000	6,421,000		6,051,000
Allowance for covered loans	(186,000)	(256,000)	(186,000)	(256,000)	(176,000)	(362,000)	(305,000)	(426,000)
Total	4,576,000		4,576,000			5,689,000
Evergreen Bank [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	82,062,000		82,062,000			105,895,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Term & Multifamily [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	58,522,000		58,522,000			72,888,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Construction & Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,770,000		3,770,000			4,941,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Residential Development [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,105,000		3,105,000			3,840,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	5,826,000		5,826,000			9,961,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | LOC & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,433,000		3,433,000			4,984,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	3,126,000		3,126,000			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	3,257,000		3,257,000			3,478,000
Evergreen Bank [Member] | Consumer & Other [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	1,023,000		1,023,000			1,855,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	212,710,000		212,710,000			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	168,193,000		168,193,000			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	1,074,000		1,074,000			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	5,937,000		5,937,000			7,081,000
Rainier Pacific Bank [Member] | Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	18,392,000		18,392,000			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	15,404,000		15,404,000			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	3,710,000		3,710,000			4,143,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	114,229,000		114,229,000			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	88,714,000		88,714,000			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	4,161,000		4,161,000			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	5,431,000		5,431,000			5,954,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Term [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	9,923,000		9,923,000			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	2,148,000		2,148,000			2,932,000
Nevada Security Bank [Member] | Mortgage [Member]
Major Type Of Covered Loans [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	1,786,000		1,786,000			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	2,036,000		2,036,000			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	$ 30,000		$ 30,000			$ 53,000