LOANS AND LEASES (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	$ 2,846,889	$ 2,812,105	$ 2,917,250
Real estate mortgage
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	1,828,777	1,982,464	2,073,868
Real estate mortgage | Hospitality
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	137,621	144,402
Real estate mortgage | SBA 504
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	56,725	58,377
Real estate mortgage | Other
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	1,634,431	1,779,685
Real estate construction
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	129,107	113,059	160,254
Real estate construction | Residential
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	31,253	17,669
Real estate construction | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	97,854	95,390
Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	701,044	671,939	640,805
Commercial | Collateralized
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	370,857	414,020
Commercial | Unsecured
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	76,044	78,937
Commercial | Asset-based
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	228,079	149,987
Commercial | SBA 7(a)
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	26,064	28,995
Leases
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	153,793
Consumer
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	17,151	23,711	22,248
Foreign
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	17,017	20,932	20,075
Nonaccrual
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	52,763	58,260
Nonaccrual | Real estate mortgage
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	29,700	31,337
Nonaccrual | Real estate mortgage | Hospitality
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	13,279	7,251
Nonaccrual | Real estate mortgage | SBA 504
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	1,873	2,800
Nonaccrual | Real estate mortgage | Other
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	14,548	21,286
Nonaccrual | Real estate construction
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	5,522	7,280
Nonaccrual | Real estate construction | Residential
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	1,069	1,086
Nonaccrual | Real estate construction | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	4,453	6,194
Nonaccrual | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	16,818	19,058
Nonaccrual | Commercial | Collateralized
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	7,258	8,186
Nonaccrual | Commercial | Unsecured
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	2,554	3,057
Nonaccrual | Commercial | Asset-based
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	176	14
Nonaccrual | Commercial | SBA 7(a)
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	6,830	7,801
Nonaccrual | Leases
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	244
Nonaccrual | Consumer
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	479	585
Performing
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	2,794,126	2,753,845
Performing | Real estate mortgage
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	1,799,077	1,951,127
Performing | Real estate mortgage | Hospitality
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	124,342	137,151
Performing | Real estate mortgage | SBA 504
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	54,852	55,577
Performing | Real estate mortgage | Other
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	1,619,883	1,758,399
Performing | Real estate construction
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	123,585	105,779
Performing | Real estate construction | Residential
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	30,184	16,583
Performing | Real estate construction | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	93,401	89,196
Performing | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	684,226	652,881
Performing | Commercial | Collateralized
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	363,599	405,834
Performing | Commercial | Unsecured
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	73,490	75,880
Performing | Commercial | Asset-based
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	227,903	149,973
Performing | Commercial | SBA 7(a)
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	19,234	21,194
Performing | Leases
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	153,549
Performing | Consumer
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	16,672	23,126
Performing | Foreign
Nonaccrual and performing non-covered loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Total non-covered loans and leases	$ 17,017	$ 20,932