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Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset - Impaired Loans (Details) - Covered - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 188,811		$ 188,811		$ 233,230
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	7,819		7,819		8,023
Recorded Investment with Allowance	63,238		63,238		84,472
Total Recorded Investment	71,057		71,057		92,495
Related Allowance	1,268		1,268		2,697
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	76,043	$ 98,838	81,777	$ 116,123
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans	5,777		5,777		5,104
Interest income recorded	300	900	600	1,200
Secured
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	139	396	162	775
Unsecured
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment		105		170
Secured by Commercial Properties
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	12,817	28,110	15,905	39,323
Secured by Residential Properties
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	63,082	68,843	65,699	73,093
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans	5,772		5,772		5,087
Commercial construction loans and land development
Average investment in covered impaired loans
Average investment	5	$ 1,384	11	$ 2,762
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans	5		5		17
PCI loans
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	181,522		181,522		226,889
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	1,766		1,766		2,641
Recorded Investment with Allowance	63,238		63,238		84,472
Total Recorded Investment	65,004		65,004		87,113
Related Allowance	1,268		1,268		2,697
Non-accrual loans
Non-accrual loans	0		0		0
PCI loans \| Secured
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	3,156		3,156		3,783
Recorded Investment with Allowance	130		130		194
Total Recorded Investment	130		130		194
Related Allowance	14		14		19
PCI loans \| Unsecured
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	5,380		5,380		5,732
PCI loans \| Secured by Commercial Properties
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	50,379		50,379		80,223
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	1,580		1,580		2,388
Recorded Investment with Allowance	6,671		6,671		21,171
Total Recorded Investment	8,251		8,251		23,559
Related Allowance	469		469		1,817
PCI loans \| Secured by Residential Properties
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	112,174		112,174		125,361
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	186		186		249
Recorded Investment with Allowance	56,437		56,437		63,107
Total Recorded Investment	56,623		56,623		63,356
Related Allowance	785		785		861
PCI loans \| Residential Construction Loans
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	643		643		672
PCI loans \| Commercial construction loans and land development
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	9,790		9,790		11,118
Recorded Investment with No Allowance					4
Total Recorded Investment					4
Non-PCI
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	7,289		7,289		6,341
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	6,053		6,053		5,382
Total Recorded Investment	6,053		6,053		5,382
Non-PCI \| Secured
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	44		44		44
Non-PCI \| Secured by Residential Properties
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	7,236		7,236		6,279
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	6,048		6,048		5,370
Total Recorded Investment	6,048		6,048		5,370
Non-PCI \| Commercial construction loans and land development
Impaired loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	9		9		18
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	5		5		12
Total Recorded Investment	$ 5		$ 5		$ 12