Loans and Credit Quality (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Allowance for Loan Losses
Balance as of beginning of period	$ 283,274	$ 686,193	$ 329,122	$ 586,696
Charge offs	(83,468)	(125,369)	(179,930)	(236,631)
Recoveries	2,563	296	15,976	302
Net charge offs	(80,905)	(125,073)	(163,954)	(236,329)
Charge offs upon transfer to held for sale	(4,754)	(7,749)	(12,362)	(15,936)
Provision for loan losses	1,523	25,262	46,332	244,202
Balance as of end of period	$ 199,138	$ 578,633	$ 199,138	$ 578,633

Total charge offs to allowance for loan losses related to loans transferred from held for investment to held for sale.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
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Allowance expensed for the period based on estimated losses to be realized from loan transactions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 9
-Section 04
-Paragraph 11

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)
-Number AAG-DEP
-Chapter 5
-Paragraph 17
-IssueDate 2006-05-01
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 225
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-Paragraph 1
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