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Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses - Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	$ 54,186
Provision charged to (recapture from) operations operations	1,705	$ 3,407
Balance, end of period	55,157
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans			$ 5,783,853	$ 5,843,499
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	54,186		55,157	54,186
Noncovered
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	54,186	45,415
Provision charged to (recapture from) operations operations	1,209	3,685
Loans charged off	(732)	(1,404)
Recoveries on charged off loans	494	754
Balance, end of period	55,157	48,450
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			20,408	15,144
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			5,715,680	5,776,923
Total loans			5,783,853	5,843,499
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance			922	282
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance			51,582	50,807
Total loans, allowance	54,186	45,415	55,157	54,186
Noncovered \| Commercial and industrial
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	21,369	19,845
Provision charged to (recapture from) operations operations	475	1,016
Loans charged off	(605)	(1,350)
Recoveries on charged off loans	440	658
Balance, end of period	21,679	20,169
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			8,719	4,508
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			1,639,213	1,683,273
Total loans			1,655,945	1,696,453
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance			778	115
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance			20,693	20,697
Total loans, allowance	21,369	19,845	21,679	21,369
Noncovered \| Real estate
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	25,236	18,983
Provision charged to (recapture from) operations operations	922	3,233
Loans charged off	(82)
Recoveries on charged off loans	36	56
Balance, end of period	26,112	22,272
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			10,842	9,704
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			2,804,642	2,768,064
Total loans			2,852,245	2,816,767
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance			24,058	23,129
Total loans, allowance	25,236	18,983	26,112	25,236
Noncovered \| Construction and land development
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	7,002	6,064
Provision charged to (recapture from) operations operations	(112)	(503)
Loans charged off	(11)
Balance, end of period	6,879	5,561
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			661	727
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			764,424	782,656
Total loans			767,798	786,850
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance			144	167
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance			6,409	6,458
Total loans, allowance	7,002	6,064	6,879	7,002
Noncovered \| Consumer
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	424	314
Provision charged to (recapture from) operations operations	56	32
Loans charged off	(34)	(52)
Recoveries on charged off loans	18	40
Balance, end of period	464	334
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			186	205
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			42,192	40,853
Total loans			42,656	41,352
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance			399	368
Total loans, allowance	424	314	464	424
Noncovered \| Broker-dealer
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	155	209
Provision charged to (recapture from) operations operations	(132)	(93)
Loans charged off		(2)
Balance, end of period	23	114
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			465,209	502,077
Total loans			465,209	502,077
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance			23	155
Total loans, allowance	155	$ 209	23	155
Noncovered \| PCI loans
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	3,097
Balance, end of period	2,653
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans			47,765	51,432
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	3,097		2,653	3,097
Noncovered \| PCI loans \| Commercial and industrial
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	557
Balance, end of period	208
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans			8,013	8,672
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	557		208	557
Noncovered \| PCI loans \| Real estate
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	2,107
Balance, end of period	2,054
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans			36,761	38,999
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	2,107		2,054	2,107
Noncovered \| PCI loans \| Construction and land development
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	377
Balance, end of period	326
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans			2,713	3,467
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	377		326	377
Noncovered \| PCI loans \| Consumer
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	56
Balance, end of period	65
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans			278	294
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	$ 56		$ 65	$ 56