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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Stock purchase plan      
Compensation expense recognized $ 13,900,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 13,500,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 12,700,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Shares available under the Purchase Plan 3,715,327us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant    
Stock Options      
Summary of stock option activity      
Outstanding at beginning of year (in shares) 406,731us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Exercised (in shares) (234,101)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Forfeited (in shares) (130,514)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
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Outstanding at end of year (in shares) 42,116us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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406,731us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Vested or expected to vest at year-end (in shares) 42,116us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
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Exercisable at year-end 42,116us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
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Outstanding at beginning of year, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 26.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 21.09us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 38.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Outstanding at end of year, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 20.75us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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$ 26.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
 
Vested or expected to vest at year-end, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 20.75us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Exercisable at end year-end, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) $ 20.75us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Outstanding at end of year, weighted average remaining term 2 months 8 days    
Vested or expected to vest at end of year, weighted average remaining term 2 months 8 days    
Exercisable at end of year, weighted average remaining term 2 months 8 days    
Outstanding at end of year, aggregate intrinsic value 757,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
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Vested or expected to vest at year-end, aggregate intrinsic value 757,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Exercisable at year-end, aggregate intrinsic value 757,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
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Share based compensation plan, additional disclosures      
Total intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands) 3,546,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
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926,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
978,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
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Total fair value of options vested (in thousands)   363,000ewbc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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3,717,000ewbc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Stock Options | Minimum      
Stock Options      
Vesting period 3 years    
Contractual term of stock option grants 7 years    
Stock Options | Maximum      
Stock Options      
Vesting period 4 years    
Contractual term of stock option grants 10 years    
Stock Purchase Plan      
Stock purchase plan      
Purchase price of shares in terms compared to market price per share (as a percent) 90.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
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Value of shares sold to employees under purchase plan 25,000ewbc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumValuePurchaseLimitationPerEmployee
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Compensation expense recognized 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) 2,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Shares sold to employees under purchase plan (in shares) 58,587us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
53,015us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Stock Purchase Plan $ 1,900,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
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$ 1,400,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
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Shares available under the Purchase Plan 694,713us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember