COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of credit-related commitments

The following table summarizes the Company’s credit-related commitments as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

($ in thousands)	December 31,
	2016		2015
Loan commitments	$	5,077,869	$	3,370,271
Commercial letters of credit and SBLCs	$	1,525,613	$	1,293,547

Schedule of estimated future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases

Future minimum rental payments under non-cancellable operating leases are estimated as follows:

Years Ending December 31,	Amount ($ in thousands)
2017	$	25,334
2018	22,083
2019	18,853
2020	14,699
2021	11,617
Thereafter	31,571
Total	$	124,157