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Acquisitions Acquisitions (Details Textuals) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Apr. 07, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition Apr. 07, 2014      
Goodwill $ 1,728,380us-gaap_Goodwill [1]   $ 1,720,479us-gaap_Goodwill $ 208,743us-gaap_Goodwill
Capitalsource, Inc. [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition   Apr. 07, 2014    
Goodwill   $ 1,526,282us-gaap_Goodwill
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[1] The increase in goodwill for the Community Banking segment and National Lending segment compared to March 31, 2014, was due primarily to $1.5 billion from the CapitalSource Inc. merger.