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Investments (Details 1) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis $ 1,547,015us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost $ 1,522,871us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 51,805us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains 47,908us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss (3,411)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss (3,602)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
Securities available‑for‑sale 1,595,409us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 1,567,177us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale 1,595,409us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
1,567,177us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Government agency and government-sponsored enterprise pass through securities    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 439,696us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember
515,902us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 19,327us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember
20,142us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss (131)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember
(372)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember
Government agency and government-sponsored enterprise pass through securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale 458,892us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember
535,672us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember
Government agency and government-sponsored enterprise collateralized mortgage obligations [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 269,766us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_GovernmentagencyandgovernmentsponsoredenterprisecollateralizedmortgageobligationsMember
275,513us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_GovernmentagencyandgovernmentsponsoredenterprisecollateralizedmortgageobligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 6,909us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_GovernmentagencyandgovernmentsponsoredenterprisecollateralizedmortgageobligationsMember
3,513us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_GovernmentagencyandgovernmentsponsoredenterprisecollateralizedmortgageobligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss (451)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_GovernmentagencyandgovernmentsponsoredenterprisecollateralizedmortgageobligationsMember
(1,080)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_GovernmentagencyandgovernmentsponsoredenterprisecollateralizedmortgageobligationsMember
Government agency and government-sponsored enterprise collateralized mortgage obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale 276,224us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_GovernmentagencyandgovernmentsponsoredenterprisecollateralizedmortgageobligationsMember
277,946us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_GovernmentagencyandgovernmentsponsoredenterprisecollateralizedmortgageobligationsMember
Covered private label collateralized mortgage obligation [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 26,496us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_CoveredprivatelabelcollateralizedmortgageobligationMember
26,889us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_CoveredprivatelabelcollateralizedmortgageobligationMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 7,014us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_CoveredprivatelabelcollateralizedmortgageobligationMember
7,153us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_CoveredprivatelabelcollateralizedmortgageobligationMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss (66)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_CoveredprivatelabelcollateralizedmortgageobligationMember
(95)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_CoveredprivatelabelcollateralizedmortgageobligationMember
Covered private label collateralized mortgage obligation [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale 33,444us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_CoveredprivatelabelcollateralizedmortgageobligationMember
33,947us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_CoveredprivatelabelcollateralizedmortgageobligationMember
Other Private Label Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 9,645us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedMortgageObligationsMember
10,961us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedMortgageObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 52us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedMortgageObligationsMember
46us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedMortgageObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss (47)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedMortgageObligationsMember
(93)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedMortgageObligationsMember
Other Private Label Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale 9,650us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedMortgageObligationsMember
10,914us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedMortgageObligationsMember
Municipal securities    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 579,344us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
521,499us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 15,708us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
15,899us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss (2,199)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
(1,282)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Municipal securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale 592,853us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
536,116us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 47,485us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
110,074us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 683us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
597us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss (423)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
(562)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale 47,745us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
110,109us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 112,883us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedLoanObligationsMember
0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedLoanObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 922us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedLoanObligationsMember
0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedLoanObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedLoanObligationsMember
0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedLoanObligationsMember
Securities available‑for‑sale   0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedLoanObligationsMember
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale 113,805us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedLoanObligationsMember
 
US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 36,249us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
36,232us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 1,156us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
525us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale 37,405us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
36,757us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
Other securities [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 25,451us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_OthersecuritiesMember
25,801us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_OthersecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 34us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_OthersecuritiesMember
33us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_OthersecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss (94)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_OthersecuritiesMember
(118)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_OthersecuritiesMember
Other securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Securities available‑for‑sale $ 25,391us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_OthersecuritiesMember
$ 25,716us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= pacw_OthersecuritiesMember