FAIR VALUE (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Measurements
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	$ 2,706,720	$ 3,072,578
Derivatives liabilities	(25,291)	(24,164)
Fair Value Measurements \| Equity swap agreements
Investment securities available-for-sale
Derivative assets	204	202
Fair Value Measurements \| Foreign exchange options
Investment securities available-for-sale
Derivative assets	4,695	3,899
Fair Value Measurements \| Interest rate swaps
Investment securities available-for-sale
Derivative assets	18,432	20,474
Fair Value Measurements \| Short-term foreign exchange contracts
Investment securities available-for-sale
Short-term foreign exchange contracts	2,045	1,403
Fair Value Measurements \| U.S. Treasury securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	20,618	20,725
Fair Value Measurements \| U.S. Government agency and U.S. Government sponsored enterprise debt securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	514,322	576,578
Fair Value Measurements \| U.S. Government agency and U.S. Government sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities - Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	49,383	49,315
Fair Value Measurements \| U.S. Government agency and U.S. Government sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities - Residential mortgage-backed securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	924,631	993,770
Fair Value Measurements \| Municipal securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	82,772	79,946
Fair Value Measurements \| Corporate debt securities \| Investment grade
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	1,090,609	1,322,561
Fair Value Measurements \| Corporate debt securities \| Non-investment grade
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	13,922	19,615
Fair Value Measurements \| Other securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	10,463	10,068
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	20,618	20,725
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| U.S. Treasury securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	20,618	20,725
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	2,683,855	3,049,618
Derivatives liabilities	(22,169)	(21,530)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Equity swap agreements
Investment securities available-for-sale
Derivative assets	204	202
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Foreign exchange options
Investment securities available-for-sale
Derivative assets	4,695	3,899
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Interest rate swaps
Investment securities available-for-sale
Derivative assets	18,432	20,474
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Short-term foreign exchange contracts
Investment securities available-for-sale
Short-term foreign exchange contracts	2,045	1,403
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. Government agency and U.S. Government sponsored enterprise debt securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	514,322	576,578
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. Government agency and U.S. Government sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities - Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	49,383	49,315
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. Government agency and U.S. Government sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities - Residential mortgage-backed securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	924,631	993,770
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Municipal securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	82,772	79,946
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Corporate debt securities \| Investment grade
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	1,090,609	1,322,561
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Corporate debt securities \| Non-investment grade
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	11,675	17,380
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Other securities
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	10,463	10,068
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	2,247	2,235
Derivatives liabilities	(3,122)	(2,634)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Corporate debt securities \| Non-investment grade
Investment securities available-for-sale
Total investment securities available-for-sale	$ 2,247	$ 2,235

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date for all assets resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments and which are expected to be converted into cash or otherwise disposed of within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, net of the effects of master netting arrangements.

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Fair value of derivative asset, presented on a gross basis even when the derivative instrument is subject to master netting arrangements and qualifies for net presentation in the statement of financial position.

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- Definition

Derivative instrument obligations meeting the definition of a liability which the Company is a party to as of the balance sheet date.

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