CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Interest income:
Loans	$ 227,233	$ 190,294	$ 662,439	$ 545,683
Investment securities	39,712	30,889	109,963	85,393
Other	3,036	2,715	8,850	7,338
Total interest income	269,981	223,898	781,252	638,414
Interest expense:
Deposits	30,968	23,959	86,427	65,818
Interest Expense, Borrowings	17,278	10,988	51,939	29,939
Total interest expense	48,246	34,947	138,366	95,757
Net interest income before provision for loan losses	221,735	188,951	642,886	542,657
Provision for (recovery of) loan losses (including $(445), $1,073, ($1,119) and $667 for covered loans)	24,408	17,819	42,449	34,387
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	197,327	171,132	600,437	508,270
Non-interest income:
Income from resolution of covered assets, net	8,883	12,364	26,426	41,261
Net gain (loss) on FDIC indemnification	993	(15,988)	(9,410)	(53,024)
Service charges and fees	5,171	4,637	14,529	13,580
Gain (loss) on sale of loans, net (including gain (loss) related to covered loans of $(10,033), $9,288, $(14,895) and $26,711)	(7,947)	11,301	(7,360)	29,690
Gain on investment securities available for sale, net	3,008	2,343	10,065	5,493
Lease financing	11,188	12,673	32,762	25,954
Other non-interest income	3,779	3,843	10,118	10,018
Total non-interest income	25,075	31,173	77,130	72,972
Non-interest expense:
Employee compensation and benefits	55,162	55,316	166,374	156,640
Occupancy and equipment	18,488	19,103	56,263	56,207
Amortization of FDIC indemnification asset	38,957	28,409	116,711	76,874
Deposit insurance expense	4,943	3,615	12,866	9,696
Professional fees	3,884	4,095	10,119	10,073
Telecommunications and data processing	3,746	3,451	10,800	10,267
Depreciation of equipment under operating lease	6,855	5,012	20,004	12,522
Other non-interest expense	15,969	13,268	41,087	37,582
Total non-interest expense	148,004	132,269	434,224	369,861
Income before income taxes	74,398	70,036	243,343	211,381
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	23,550	(32,267)	80,896	15,984
Net income	$ 50,848	$ 102,303	$ 162,447	$ 195,397
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 0.47	$ 0.96	$ 1.52	$ 1.84
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	0.47	0.95	1.50	1.83
Cash dividends declared per common share (in Dollars per Share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.63	$ 0.63