LOANS AND LEASES (Details 7) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	$ 4,313,335	$ 3,592,832
Real estate mortgage
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	2,795,998	2,424,210
Real estate construction
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	219,517	154,604
Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	972,981	816,526
Leases
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	269,769	174,373
Consumer
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	55,070	23,119
Non-PCI Loans
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	3,930,539	3,074,947
Non-PCI Loans | Real estate mortgage
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	2,424,864	1,940,153
Non-PCI Loans | Hospitality
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	180,553	181,144
Non-PCI Loans | SBA 504
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	45,166	54,158
Non-PCI Loans | Other
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	2,199,145	1,704,851
Non-PCI Loans | Real estate construction
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	209,090	129,959
Non-PCI Loans | Residential
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	58,881	48,629
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	150,209	81,330
Non-PCI Loans | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	972,007	807,455
Non-PCI Loans | Collateralized
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	587,186	462,125
Non-PCI Loans | Unsecured
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	153,752	80,575
Non-PCI Loans | Asset-based
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	202,428	239,430
Non-PCI Loans | SBA 7(a)
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	28,641	25,325
Non-PCI Loans | Leases
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	269,769	174,373
Non-PCI Loans | Consumer
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	54,809	23,007
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	46,774	41,762
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Real estate mortgage
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	27,973	26,475
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Hospitality
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	6,723	6,908
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | SBA 504
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	2,602	2,982
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Other
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	18,648	16,585
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Real estate construction
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	3,219	3,772
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Residential
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	389	1,057
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	2,830	2,715
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	14,556	10,846
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Collateralized
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	9,991	4,462
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Unsecured
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	458	2,027
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Asset-based
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	1,070	176
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | SBA 7(a)
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	3,037	4,181
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Leases
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	632	244
Non-PCI Loans | Nonaccrual | Consumer
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	394	425
Non-PCI Loans | Performing
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	3,883,765	3,033,185
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Real estate mortgage
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	2,396,891	1,913,678
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Hospitality
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	173,830	174,236
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | SBA 504
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	42,564	51,176
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Other
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	2,180,497	1,688,266
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Real estate construction
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	205,871	126,187
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Residential
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	58,492	47,572
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	147,379	78,615
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Commercial
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	957,451	796,609
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Collateralized
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	577,195	457,663
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Unsecured
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	153,294	78,548
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Asset-based
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	201,358	239,254
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | SBA 7(a)
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	25,604	21,144
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Leases
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	269,137	174,129
Non-PCI Loans | Performing | Consumer
Nonaccrual and performing loans by portfolio segment and class
Total gross loans and leases	$ 54,415	$ 22,582