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Preferred Stock, Ownership Interest, Percentage

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Restricted Stock Amortization

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Vesting period of time-based restricted stock, higher limit

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Vesting period of time-based restricted stock, lower limit

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Rate of interest on investment.

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The per share liquidation preference (or restrictions) of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that has a preference in involuntary liquidation considerably in excess of the par or stated value of the shares. The liquidation preference is the difference between the preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the share.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares	Jun. 06, 2022 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted Stock Amortization \| $	$ 5,000,000	$ 7,600,000
Unvested restricted shares (shares)	2,207,618		2,405,878
Vesting period of time-based restricted stock, lower limit	3 years
Preferred stock issued (shares)	513,250		513,250	20,530,000
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share \| $ / shares	$ 1,000		$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Preferred Stock Depository Share \| $	$ 25.00
Preferred stock par value (usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
1/40th Ownership Interest				0.025
Preferred Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Investment Interest Rate				7.75%
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of time-based restricted stock, higher limit	4 years
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested restricted shares (shares)	656,049
Vesting term	3 years
Performance Shares \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.00%
Performance Shares, One \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	150.00%
Performance Shares, Two \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	200.00%
PacWest 2017 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (shares)	1,951,831
Unrecognized share based compensation expense \| $	$ 67,400,000
PacWest 2017 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Time-Based Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested restricted shares (shares)	2,207,618
PacWest 2017 Revised Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares)	6,650,000