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Loans Receivable Real Estate Construction

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Loans Receivable Real Estate Mortgage.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans issued to build, improve or remodel a residential home. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of consumer mortgage. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes subordinated loans such as home equity lines of credit and loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of consumer loans and leases not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount of deferred interest and fee income, unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of acquired loans. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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Amount before allowance of loans issued to commercial and industrial institutions. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes real estate loans and loans covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of commercial construction loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of mortgage loans on existing land or building. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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Loans (Analysis of Loan Portfolio by Major Types of Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Less: unearned income on loans	$ (32,212)	$ (33,718)
Recorded Investment	6,228,136	6,213,423
Allowance for loan losses	(71,021)	(70,043)	$ (69,264)	$ (68,172)
Loans, net	6,157,115	6,143,380
Loans held for sale	3,245	5,846
Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Less: unearned income on loans	(32,212)	(33,718)
Recorded Investment	6,089,232	6,067,763
Allowance for loan losses	(61,626)	(59,528)
Loans, net	6,027,606	6,008,235
Loans held for sale	3,245	5,846
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	6,089,232	6,067,763
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Less: unearned income on loans	0	0
Recorded Investment	138,904	145,660
Allowance for loan losses	(9,395)	(10,515)
Loans, net	129,509	135,145
Loans held for sale	0	0
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	148,883	157,251
Acquisition Accounting Valuation Discount on Covered Loans	9,979	11,591
Commercial and Multifamily Residential Construction [Domain] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	1,089	1,726
One-to-Four Family Residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Mortgage	187,550	188,193
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Construction	115,698	122,719
Allowance for loan losses	(645)	(599)	(654)	(916)
One-to-Four Family Residential [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Mortgage	172,581	170,331
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Construction	115,219	121,887
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	170,199	167,932
One-to-Four Family Residential [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Mortgage	14,969	17,862
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer, Construction	479	832
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	17,608	20,643
Commercial and Multifamily Residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Mortgage	2,871,960	2,809,061
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Construction	173,884	210,683
Commercial and Multifamily Residential [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Mortgage	2,783,433	2,719,830
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Construction	172,895	209,118
Commercial and Multifamily Residential [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Mortgage	88,527	89,231
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Construction	989	1,565
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	92,930	94,795
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial and Industrial	2,578,294	2,571,239
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial and Industrial	2,559,247	2,551,054
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial and Industrial	19,047	20,185
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	20,292	21,606
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Mortgage	3,059,510	2,997,254
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Mortgage	2,956,014	2,890,161
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Mortgage	103,496	107,093
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	110,538	115,438
One-to-Four Family Residential Construction [Domain] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	479	832
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Construction	289,582	333,402
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Construction	288,114	331,005
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Real Estate Construction	1,468	2,397
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	1,568	2,558
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer	332,962	345,246
Allowance for loan losses	(3,360)	(3,534)	$ (3,368)	$ (3,531)
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Loans, Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer	318,069	329,261
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	314,235	324,522
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Purchased Credit Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Consumer	14,893	15,985
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 16,485	$ 17,649