Covered loans that are less than 90 days past due but more than 29 days past due.

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Covered loans that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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The amount by which the allowance for loan losses on covered loans is reduced, due to the related loan being fully paid-off, fully charged off, sold or transferred to Other Real Estate Owned.

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The sum of the periodic provision charged to earnings, related to covered loans and based on reassessments of cash flows.

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Amount of allowance for loan and lease losses covered by loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28367877&loc=d3e4428-111522

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Loans, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, and Reserve for Off-Balance Sheet Credit Commitments (Detail 9) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	$ 21,929,328	$ 18,474,788	$ 21,929,328	$ 18,474,788	$ 20,337,206
Covered Loans Allowance
Balance, beginning of period	9,752	18,439	8,608	15,922
(Reversal of) provision for losses	1,091	(1,461)	1,588	3,194
Change in allowance due to loan removals	(2,768)	(7,875)	(2,121)	(10,013)
Balance, end of period	8,075	9,103	8,075	9,103
Covered loans
Covered Loans Allowance
Loans on nonaccrual status	0		0		0
Covered loans 30 to 89 days delinquent	4,900		4,900		7,400
Loans 90 days or more past due on accrual status	21,100		21,100		28,300
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	10,061,735		10,061,735		9,360,976
Commercial real estate mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	3,850,915	3,464,918	3,850,915	3,464,918	3,539,703
Residential mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	5,490,375	4,814,435	5,490,375	4,814,435	5,106,803
Fixed
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	1,507,721		1,507,721		1,401,952
Variable
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	3,982,654		3,982,654		3,704,851
Real estate construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	877,838	457,557	877,838	457,557	710,224
Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	850,560		850,560		686,990
Land.
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	27,278		27,278		23,234
Home equity loans and lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	787,417	716,816	787,417	716,816	785,796
Installment
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	199,583	$ 183,518	199,583	$ 183,518	184,613
Commercial Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	236		236		298
Consumer Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	199,347		199,347		184,315
Lease financing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	661,465		661,465		649,091
Nonclassified
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	21,709,382		21,709,382		20,146,374
Nonclassified \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	9,986,445		9,986,445		9,304,636
Nonclassified \| Commercial real estate mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	3,793,933		3,793,933		3,511,229
Nonclassified \| Residential mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	5,440,091		5,440,091		5,050,898
Nonclassified \| Fixed
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	1,486,910		1,486,910		1,375,175
Nonclassified \| Variable
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	3,953,181		3,953,181		3,675,723
Nonclassified \| Real estate construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	872,031		872,031		696,380
Nonclassified \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	850,560		850,560		679,744
Nonclassified \| Land.
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	21,471		21,471		16,636
Nonclassified \| Home equity loans and lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	759,062		759,062		754,694
Nonclassified \| Installment
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	198,887		198,887		183,488
Nonclassified \| Commercial Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	236		236		298
Nonclassified \| Consumer Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	198,651		198,651		183,190
Nonclassified \| Lease financing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	658,933		658,933		645,049
Classified
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	219,946		219,946		190,832
Classified \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	75,290		75,290		56,340
Classified \| Commercial real estate mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	56,982		56,982		28,474
Classified \| Residential mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	50,284		50,284		55,905
Classified \| Fixed
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	20,811		20,811		26,777
Classified \| Variable
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	29,473		29,473		29,128
Classified \| Real estate construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	5,807		5,807		13,844
Classified \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans					7,246
Classified \| Land.
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	5,807		5,807		6,598
Classified \| Home equity loans and lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	28,355		28,355		31,102
Classified \| Installment
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	696		696		1,125
Classified \| Consumer Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	696		696		1,125
Classified \| Lease financing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding covered loans	$ 2,532		$ 2,532		$ 4,042