Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deposits [Line Items]
Noninterest-bearing demand	$ 3,948,114	$ 3,640,623
Interest-bearing demand	3,451,207	3,150,612
Savings and money market accounts	3,868,046	3,504,820
Time deposits	2,864,950	3,071,451
Total Deposits	14,132,317	13,367,506
Time Deposits, $250,000 or More	359,900	366,700
Maturities of Time Deposits [Abstract]
2016	1,342,716
2017	508,171
2018	239,480
2019	527,480
2020	163,559
Thereafter	83,544
Total	2,864,950	3,071,451
Certificates of Deposit
Deposits [Line Items]
Time Deposits, $100,000 or More	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,200,000

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Deposits, Savings And Money Market Accounts

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Time Deposits, $250,000 or More

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
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Amount of money in interest-bearing domestic accounts that entitle the depositor to withdraw funds at any time without prior notice, also known as demand deposits.

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The aggregate amount of all domestic and foreign noninterest-bearing deposits liabilities held by the entity.

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Amount of time deposits maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
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-Paragraph 1
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Amount of time deposits maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of time deposits maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of time deposits maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of time deposits maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of time deposits maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of deposits that cannot be withdrawn before a set date without penalty or for which notice of withdrawal is required. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts.

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The aggregate amount of domestic and foreign time deposit liabilities (including certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts) in denominations of $100,000 or more.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 405
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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