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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Allowance for loan losses on non-covered loans $ (258,174)us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance $ (241,930)us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
Non-covered loans receivable, excluding covered loans, net 19,994,081us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount 15,412,715us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 20,249,451ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 [1] 15,678,317ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 [1]
Unearned fees, premiums and discounts, net 2,804us-gaap_UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 (23,672)us-gaap_UnamortizedLoanCommitmentAndOriginationFeesAndUnamortizedDiscountsOrPremiums
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Allowance for loan losses on non-covered loans (258,174)us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 (241,930)us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Non-covered loans receivable, excluding covered loans, net 19,994,081us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 15,412,715us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
CRE | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 6,134,046ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 4,585,077ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
CRE | Income producing | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 5,611,485ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_IncomeProducingFinancingReceivableMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 4,301,030ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_IncomeProducingFinancingReceivableMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
CRE | Construction | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 313,811ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 140,186ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateConstructionFinancingReceivableMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
CRE | Land | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 208,750ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_LandCommercialRealEstateMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 143,861ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_LandCommercialRealEstateMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
C&I | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 7,838,094ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 5,360,193ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
C&I | Commercial business | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 7,031,350ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_CommercialBusinessMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 4,637,056ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_CommercialBusinessMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
C&I | Trade finance | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 806,744ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_TradeFinanceMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 723,137ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_TradeFinanceMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Residential | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 4,820,668ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 4,185,309ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Residential | Single-family | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 3,642,978ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 3,192,875ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_ResidentialSingleFamilyMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Residential | Multifamily | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 1,177,690ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_ResidentialMultifamilyMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 992,434ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_ResidentialMultifamilyMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Consumer | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans 1,456,643ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 1,547,738ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Consumer | Student loans | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans   679,220ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= ewbc_StudentLoansMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Consumer | Other Consumer | Non-covered loans    
Non-Covered loans receivable disclosures    
Non-Covered Loans $ 1,456,643ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember		 $ 868,518ewbc_NoncoveredLoansReceivableGross
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerOtherFinancingReceivableMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
[1] Loans net of ASC 310-30 discount.