Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Changes In Accretable Yield In Acquired Loans) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 115,574	$ 169,620	$ 126,484	$ 183,388
Accretion to interest income	(15,601)	(14,387)	(27,983)	(28,584)
Disposals	(13,397)	(4,523)	(17,254)	(7,453)
Reclassifications (to)/from nonaccretable difference	8,446	4,093	13,775	7,452
Balance, end of period	$ 95,022	$ 154,803	$ 95,022	$ 154,803

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Reclassification to/from nonaccretable difference

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Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 30

-Section 15

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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Amount of decrease from accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of reduction, resulting from a sale or transfer of a loan, in the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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