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NON-COVERED LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 6) (Non-covered loans, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Troubled debt restructuring disclosures      
Number of notes into which A/B notes are split 2ewbc_FinancingReceivableRestructuredNoteSplitNumber    
CRE      
Troubled debt restructuring disclosures      
Loan balance of restructured loans 8,600us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
$ 17,500us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
$ 9,200us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
C&I      
Troubled debt restructuring disclosures      
Loan balance of restructured loans 3,200us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
15,600us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
5,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Residential      
Troubled debt restructuring disclosures      
Loan balance of restructured loans 12,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
1,100us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
33,700us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
Consumer      
Troubled debt restructuring disclosures      
Loan balance of restructured loans 504us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
$ 639us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember
$ 108us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ ewbc_FinancingReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
/ ewbc_ReceivableByIndemnificationStatusAxis
= ewbc_NonCoveredLoansMember