Mortgage Warehouse Loans Held For Sale

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Multi Family Commercial Loans Held For Sale

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of commercial mortgage loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of mortgage loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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Value of loans held-for-sale transferred to loans held in the entity's portfolio in noncash transactions.

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Loans Held for Sale - Composition of Loans Held for Sale (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total commercial loans held for sale			$ 1,794,207	$ 1,431,810
Residential mortgage loans at fair value			2,857	3,649
Total loans held for sale			1,797,064	1,435,459
Transfer of loans from held for sale to held for investment	$ 30,400		30,365	18,826	$ 0
Transfer of loans from held for investment to held for sale		$ 164,700	0	164,681	$ 0
Mortgage warehouse
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Mortgage warehouse loans at fair value			1,754,950	1,332,019
Multi-family
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Multi-family loans at lower of cost or fair value			$ 39,257	$ 99,791