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Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts.

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Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss.

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The valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset - Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period			$ 60,957
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	$ (371)	$ 1,260	(1,838)	$ 8,818
Balance, end of period	58,861		58,861
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans					$ 6,796,278	$ 6,273,669
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	58,861		60,957		58,861	60,957
Covered
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	1,974	1,359	2,729	413
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	(678)	781	(1,382)	2,237
Loans charged off	(6)		(63)	(527)
Recoveries on charged off loans	1	1	7	18
Balance, end of period	1,291	2,141	1,291	2,141
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					79,024	95,016
Total loans					144,028	182,129
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance					23	32
Total loans, allowance	1,974	1,359	2,729	413	1,291	2,729
Covered \| Commercial and industrial
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	19	47	24	35
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	(1)	34	(6)	46
Loans charged off				(6)
Recoveries on charged off loans				6
Balance, end of period	18	81	18	81
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					760	861
Total loans					890	1,055
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance					4	5
Total loans, allowance	19	47	24	35	18	24
Covered \| Real estate
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period	1,955	684	2,702	378
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	(677)	1,093	(1,367)	1,915
Loans charged off	(6)		(63)	(521)
Recoveries on charged off loans	1		1	5
Balance, end of period	1,273	1,777	1,273	1,777
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					76,984	92,444
Total loans					141,858	179,359
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance					19	24
Total loans, allowance	1,955	684	2,702	378	1,273	2,702
Covered \| Construction and land development
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period		628	3
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		(346)	(9)	276
Recoveries on charged off loans		1	6	7
Balance, end of period		283		283
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					1,280	1,711
Total loans					1,280	1,715
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance						3
Total loans, allowance		$ 628	3	$ 283		3
Covered \| PCI loans
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period			2,697
Balance, end of period	1,268		1,268
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans					65,004	87,113
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	1,268		2,697		1,268	2,697
Covered \| PCI loans \| Commercial and industrial
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period			19
Balance, end of period	14		14
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans					130	194
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	14		19		14	19
Covered \| PCI loans \| Real estate
Changes in the allowance for loan losses
Balance, beginning of period			2,678
Balance, end of period	1,254		1,254
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans					64,874	86,915
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans, allowance	$ 1,254		$ 2,678		$ 1,254	2,678
Covered \| PCI loans \| Construction and land development
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology
Total loans						$ 4