LOANS AND LEASES (Details 6) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 36,985		$ 36,985		$ 58,260
Performing Restructured Loans	112,834		112,834		116,791
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Recorded Investment	149,819		149,819		175,051
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Unpaid Principal Balance	162,319		162,319		189,383
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	14,352		14,352		20,773
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Weighted Average Recorded Investment	144,921	140,451	135,842	117,874
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Interest Income Recognized	2,062	1,328	5,258	2,976
Real estate mortgage
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	17,354		17,354		31,337
Performing Restructured Loans	81,783		81,783		87,484
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Recorded Investment	99,137		99,137		118,821
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Unpaid Principal Balance	104,207		104,207		127,062
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	5,568		5,568		11,494
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Weighted Average Recorded Investment	94,390	90,621	87,114	74,620
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Interest Income Recognized	1,332	876	3,191	2,244
Real estate mortgage | Hospitality
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	9,049		9,049		17,548
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	9,649		9,649		17,890
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	2,504		2,504		4,369
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	9,049	17,634	9,049	17,435
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	107	162	315	519
Real estate mortgage | SBA 504
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	1,681		1,681		1,147
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	1,330		1,330		2,262
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	1,681		1,681		1,245
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	2,042		2,042		3,007
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	385		385		206
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	927	1,159	545	820
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	1,330	2,348	1,330	2,348
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	25	8	17	13
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	17		80
Real estate mortgage | Other
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	32,495		32,495		78,349
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	54,582		54,582		19,515
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	32,630		32,630		81,921
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	58,205		58,205		22,999
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	2,679		2,679		6,919
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	30,884	55,580	27,749	43,025
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	52,200	13,900	48,441	10,992
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	445	562	893	1,495
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	738	144	1,886	217
Real estate construction
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	4,948		4,948		7,280
Performing Restructured Loans	26,844		26,844		24,512
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Recorded Investment	31,792		31,792		31,792
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Unpaid Principal Balance	35,586		35,586		35,443
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	2,468		2,468		2,073
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Weighted Average Recorded Investment	31,792	29,216	31,042	24,540
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Interest Income Recognized	328	376	956	603
Real estate construction | Residential
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	1,283		1,283		2,766
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	753		753		611
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	1,307		1,307		2,776
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	753		753		611
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	177		177		409
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	1,283	2,069	1,283	2,069
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	753	1,329	753	1,329
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	6	17	21	55
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	16	48	49	48
Real estate construction | Commercial
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	18,408		18,408		12,477
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	11,348		11,348		15,938
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	18,548		18,548		12,520
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	14,978		14,978		19,536
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	2,291		2,291		1,664
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	18,408	20,969	18,408	16,293
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	11,348	4,849	10,598	4,849
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	178	197	504	337
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	128	114	382	163
Commercial
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	13,844		13,844		19,058
Performing Restructured Loans	4,003		4,003		4,652
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Recorded Investment	17,847		17,847		23,710
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Unpaid Principal Balance	21,379		21,379		26,068
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	6,051		6,051		6,793
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Weighted Average Recorded Investment	17,756	20,049	16,911	18,183
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Interest Income Recognized	391	76	1,080	129
Commercial | Collateralized
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	4,199		4,199		5,515
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	5,055		5,055		4,759
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	4,476		4,476		5,741
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	5,417		5,417		4,927
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	3,609		3,609		3,901
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	4,199	4,568	3,773	3,644
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	4,972	2,198	4,796	2,133
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	45	26	99	40
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	92		229	(1)
Commercial | Unsecured
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	2,309		2,309		2,864
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	156		156		643
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	3,011		3,011		3,061
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	168		168		716
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	2,108		2,108		2,513
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	2,309	4,748	2,302	4,739
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	156	574	156	548
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	40	6	120	16
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	3	2	4	2
Commercial | Asset-based
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	176		176		14
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	176		176		14
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	176	15	117	15
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized			3
Commercial | SBA 7(a)
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	2,042		2,042		3,397
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	3,910		3,910		6,518
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	2,172		2,172		3,428
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	5,959		5,959		8,181
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	334		334		379
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	2,042	3,131	1,996	2,400
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	3,902	4,815	3,771	4,704
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	50	33	147	63
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	161	9	478	9
Leases
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	420		420
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	420		420
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Recorded Investment	420		420
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	420		420
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Unpaid Principal Balance	420		420
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	360		256
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Weighted Average Recorded Investment	360		256
Consumer
Non-covered impaired loans and leases by portfolio segment and class
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	419		419		585
Performing Restructured Loans	204		204		143
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	474		474		433
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Recorded Investment	149		149		295
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Recorded Investment	623		623		728
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	510		510		459
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Unpaid Principal Balance	217		217		351
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Unpaid Principal Balance	727		727		810
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Related Allowance	265		265		413
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	474	69	370	69
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Weighted Average Recorded Investment	149	496	149	462
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Weighted Average Recorded Investment	623	565	519	531
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With An Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	6		15
Non-Covered Loans and Leases With No Related Allowance Recorded, Interest Income Recognized	5		16
Non-Covered Loans and Leases Interest Income Recognized	$ 11		$ 31