CAPITAL RESOURCES AND OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Junior Subordinated Debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Statutory Trust III	Dec. 31, 2012 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Statutory Trust III	Dec. 31, 2013 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust IV	Dec. 31, 2012 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust IV	Dec. 31, 2013 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust V	Dec. 31, 2012 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust V	Dec. 31, 2013 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VI	Dec. 31, 2012 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VI	Dec. 31, 2013 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VII	Dec. 31, 2012 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VII	Dec. 31, 2013 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VIII	Dec. 31, 2012 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust VIII	Dec. 31, 2013 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust IX	Dec. 31, 2012 Junior Subordinated Debt East West Capital Trust IX	Sep. 30, 2013 Term loan	Dec. 31, 2013 Term loan
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT
Number of statutory business trusts formed for the purpose of issuing junior subordinated debt to third party investors	6
Number of junior subordinated debts called during the period	1
Common stock issued by the Trust of the Company	$ 3,900,000	$ 4,200,000
Minimum total consolidated assets for exclusion of trust preferred securities as Tier I regulatory capital	15,000,000,000
Capital Resources
Debt instrument, phased out (as a percent)			25.00%
Debt instrument, phased out period			4 years
Stated Interest Rate, base				3-month Libor		3-month Libor		3-month Libor		3-month Libor		3-month Libor		3-month Libor		3-month Libor			three-month LIBOR
Stated Interest Rate, basis spread (as a percent)				2.85%		2.55%		1.80%		1.50%		1.35%		1.40%		1.90%			1.50%
Interest rate as of reporting date (as a percent)						2.79%		2.04%		1.74%		1.59%		1.64%		2.14%			1.75%
Balance at the end of the period	123,000,000	133,000,000			10,000,000	10,000,000	10,000,000	15,000,000	15,000,000	20,000,000	20,000,000	30,000,000	30,000,000	18,000,000	18,000,000	30,000,000	30,000,000
Issue of debt																		100,000,000
Maturity period of debt																		3 years
Amount advanced																			$ 100,000,000