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Subordinated Debentures - Schedule of outstanding subordinated debentures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 07, 2019	Jul. 08, 2019	May 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017	Mar. 31, 2004
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Principal Balance				$ 220,403
Subordinated debentures				215,145	$ 110,313
Subordinated notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Principal Balance				210,000
Subordinated debentures				$ 207,187	84,470
Subordinated notes \| Santa Lucia Bancorp (CA) Capital Trust
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate				3.47%
Subordinated debentures				$ 3,900		$ 5,200
Subordinated notes \| Santa Lucia Bancorp (CA) Capital Trust \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate				1.48%
Subordinated notes \| Mission Community Capital Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate	5.25%
Subordinated notes \| Mission Community Capital Trust I \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate	2.95%
Subordinated notes \| PPBI Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate		5.35%
Current Principal Balance							$ 10,300
Subordinated notes \| PPBI Trust I \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate		2.75%
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2024, 5.75% per annum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate				5.75%
Current Principal Balance				$ 60,000
Subordinated debentures				$ 59,432	59,312
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2029, 4.875% per annum until May 15, 2024, 3-month LIBOR 2.5% thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate			4.875%	4.875%
Current Principal Balance			$ 125,000	$ 125,000
Subordinated debentures				$ 122,622	0
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2029, 4.875% per annum until May 15, 2024, 3-month LIBOR 2.5% thereafter \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate			2.50%	2.50%
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2025, 7.125% per annum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate				7.125%
Current Principal Balance				$ 25,000
Subordinated debentures				25,133	25,158
Subordinated debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Principal Balance				10,403
Subordinated debentures				$ 7,958	25,843
Subordinated debt \| Heritage Oaks Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate				3.82%
Current Principal Balance				$ 5,248
Subordinated debentures				$ 4,054	3,986
Subordinated debt \| Santa Lucia Bancorp (CA) Capital Trust
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate				3.47%
Current Principal Balance				$ 5,155
Subordinated debentures				$ 3,904	3,829
Subordinated debt \| Santa Lucia Bancorp (CA) Capital Trust \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate				1.48%
Subordinated debt \| Mission Community Capital Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated debentures				$ 0	2,787
Subordinated debt \| Mission Community Capital Trust I \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate				2.95%
Subordinated debt \| First Commerce Bancorp Statutory Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated debentures				$ 0	4,931
Subordinated debt \| First Commerce Bancorp Statutory Trust I \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate				2.95%
Subordinated debt \| PPBI Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated debentures				$ 0	$ 10,310
Subordinated debt \| PPBI Trust I \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate				2.75%