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Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset - Impaired Loans (Details) - Covered - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 247,640		$ 247,640			$ 335,091
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	52,765		52,765			110,101
Recorded Investment with Allowance	41,804		41,804			27,572
Total Recorded Investment	94,569		94,569			137,673
Related Allowance	2,108		2,108			344
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	98,838	$ 176,007	116,123	$ 195,311
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans	3,781		3,781			3,836
Interest income recorded	900		1,200
Secured
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	396	3,286	775		$ 4,299
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans	44		44			52
Unsecured
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	105	1,331	170	1,511
Secured by Commercial Properties
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	28,110	76,693	39,323	82,477
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans						730
Secured by Residential Properties
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	68,843	84,129	73,093	91,424
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans	3,438		3,438			3,035
Residential Construction Loans
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment				331
Commercial construction loans and land development
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	1,384	$ 10,568	2,762	$ 15,269
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans	299		299			19
PCI loans
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	242,883		242,883			330,444
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	48,779		48,779			106,182
Recorded Investment with Allowance	41,804		41,804			27,572
Total Recorded Investment	90,583		90,583			133,754
Related Allowance	2,108		2,108			344
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans	300		300			400
PCI loans \| Secured
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	4,010		4,010			10,579
Recorded Investment with No Allowance						1,024
Recorded Investment with Allowance	240		240			189
Total Recorded Investment	240		240			1,213
Related Allowance	46		46			13
PCI loans \| Unsecured
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	6,324		6,324			3,259
Recorded Investment with No Allowance						299
Recorded Investment with Allowance	41		41
Total Recorded Investment	41		41			299
Related Allowance	29		29
PCI loans \| Secured by Commercial Properties
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	90,640		90,640			143,934
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	1,484		1,484			26,415
Recorded Investment with Allowance	24,214		24,214			26,222
Total Recorded Investment	25,698		25,698			52,637
Related Allowance	1,368		1,368			271
PCI loans \| Secured by Residential Properties
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	129,275		129,275			148,384
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	47,295		47,295			73,240
Recorded Investment with Allowance	17,023		17,023			1,161
Total Recorded Investment	64,318		64,318			74,401
Related Allowance	384		384			60
PCI loans \| Residential Construction Loans
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	694		694			766
PCI loans \| Commercial construction loans and land development
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	11,940		11,940			23,522
Recorded Investment with No Allowance						5,204
Recorded Investment with Allowance	286		286
Total Recorded Investment	286		286			5,204
Related Allowance	281		281
Loans excluding PCI Loans
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	4,757		4,757			4,647
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	3,986		3,986			3,919
Total Recorded Investment	3,986		3,986			3,919
Loans excluding PCI Loans \| Secured
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	43		43			52
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	44		44			52
Total Recorded Investment	44		44			52
Loans excluding PCI Loans \| Secured by Commercial Properties
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance						396
Recorded Investment with No Allowance						310
Total Recorded Investment						310
Loans excluding PCI Loans \| Secured by Residential Properties
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	4,695		4,695			4,175
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	3,929		3,929			3,537
Total Recorded Investment	3,929		3,929			3,537
Loans excluding PCI Loans \| Commercial construction loans and land development
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	19		19			24
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	13		13			20
Total Recorded Investment	$ 13		$ 13			$ 20