Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	Acquisitions Square 1 Financial, Inc. Acquisition We acquired Square 1 Financial, Inc. ("Square 1") on October 6, 2015. As part of the acquisition, Square 1 Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square 1, merged with and into Pacific Western. At closing, we formed the Square 1 Bank Division of the Bank to focus on providing a comprehensive suite of financial services to entrepreneurial businesses and their venture capital and private equity investors nationwide. When we refer to Square 1, we are referring to the company acquired on October 6, 2015, and when we refer to the Square 1 Bank Division, we are referring to a division of Pacific Western. We completed this acquisition to increase our core deposits, expand our nationwide lending platform, and increase our presence in the technology and life-sciences credit markets. The Square 1 acquisition has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. We acquired $4.6 billion of assets and assumed $3.8 billion of liabilities upon closing of the acquisition. The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. We made significant estimates and exercised significant judgment in estimating fair values and accounting for such acquired assets and liabilities. Such fair values are preliminary estimates and are subject to adjustment for up to one year after the acquisition date or when additional information relative to the closing date fair values becomes available and such information is considered final, whichever is earlier. The fair value of the acquired net tax assets, once the final tax returns have been filed, may change. The application of the acquisition method of accounting resulted in goodwill of $447.9 million. All of the recognized goodwill is expected to be non-deductible for tax purposes.

Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Square 1 Financial, Inc. Acquisition

We acquired Square 1 Financial, Inc. ("Square 1") on October 6, 2015. As part of the acquisition, Square 1 Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square 1, merged with and into Pacific Western. At closing, we formed the Square 1 Bank Division of the Bank to focus on providing a comprehensive suite of financial services to entrepreneurial businesses and their venture capital and private equity investors nationwide. When we refer to Square 1, we are referring to the company acquired on October 6, 2015, and when we refer to the Square 1 Bank Division, we are referring to a division of Pacific Western.

We completed this acquisition to increase our core deposits, expand our nationwide lending platform, and increase our presence in the technology and life-sciences credit markets. The Square 1 acquisition has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. We acquired $4.6 billion of assets and assumed $3.8 billion of liabilities upon closing of the acquisition. The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. We made significant estimates and exercised significant judgment in estimating fair values and accounting for such acquired assets and liabilities. Such fair values are preliminary estimates and are subject to adjustment for up to one year after the acquisition date or when additional information relative to the closing date fair values becomes available and such information is considered final, whichever is earlier. The fair value of the acquired net tax assets, once the final tax returns have been filed, may change. The application of the acquisition method of accounting resulted in goodwill of $447.9 million. All of the recognized goodwill is expected to be non-deductible for tax purposes.