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

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

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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 acquired impaired loans.

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Reserve for loans impairments recorded after acquisition as a result of current information and events which result in it being probable that estimated cash flows will be less than previously expected or because actual cash flows are less than cash flows previously expected. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that was acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

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-Section 50

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Amount of reduction in the reserve for loans impairments as a result of current information and events which result in it being probable that estimated cash flows will be significantly higher than previously expected or because actual cash flows are significantly greater than cash flows previously expected for loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that was acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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Amount of expense related to loan loss not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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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		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	$ 22,536,584	$ 19,347,988	$ 22,536,584	$ 19,347,988	$ 20,337,206
Covered Loans Allowance
Balance, beginning of period	8,075	9,103	8,608	15,922
Provision for losses	1,148	589	2,736	3,783
Change in allowance due to loan removals	(3,575)	(324)	(5,696)	(10,337)
Balance, end of period	5,648	9,368	5,648	9,368
Acquired impaired loans
Covered Loans Allowance
Loans on nonaccrual status	0		0		0
Acquired impaired loans 30 to 89 days delinquent	900		900		7,400
Loans 90 days or more past due on accrual status	20,400		20,400		28,300
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	10,253,592		10,253,592		9,360,976
Commercial real estate mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	3,947,746	3,565,188	3,947,746	3,565,188	3,539,703
Residential mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	5,709,272	5,023,213	5,709,272	5,023,213	5,106,803
Fixed
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	1,487,972		1,487,972		1,401,952
Variable
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	4,221,300		4,221,300		3,704,851
Real estate construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	932,422	585,232	932,422	585,232	710,224
Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	900,928		900,928		686,990
Land.
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	31,494		31,494		23,234
Home equity loans and lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	799,711	759,258	799,711	759,258	785,796
Installment
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	206,156	$ 178,803	206,156	$ 178,803	184,613
Commercial Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	228		228		298
Consumer Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	205,928		205,928		184,315
Lease financing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	687,685		687,685		649,091
Nonclassified
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	22,304,555		22,304,555		20,146,374
Nonclassified \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	10,153,594		10,153,594		9,304,636
Nonclassified \| Commercial real estate mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	3,905,035		3,905,035		3,511,229
Nonclassified \| Residential mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	5,659,313		5,659,313		5,050,898
Nonclassified \| Fixed
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	1,467,932		1,467,932		1,375,175
Nonclassified \| Variable
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	4,191,381		4,191,381		3,675,723
Nonclassified \| Real estate construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	926,630		926,630		696,380
Nonclassified \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	900,928		900,928		679,744
Nonclassified \| Land.
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	25,702		25,702		16,636
Nonclassified \| Home equity loans and lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	773,425		773,425		754,694
Nonclassified \| Installment
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	205,457		205,457		183,488
Nonclassified \| Commercial Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	228		228		298
Nonclassified \| Consumer Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	205,229		205,229		183,190
Nonclassified \| Lease financing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	681,101		681,101		645,049
Classified
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	232,029		232,029		190,832
Classified \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	99,998		99,998		56,340
Classified \| Commercial real estate mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	42,711		42,711		28,474
Classified \| Residential mortgages
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	49,959		49,959		55,905
Classified \| Fixed
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	20,040		20,040		26,777
Classified \| Variable
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	29,919		29,919		29,128
Classified \| Real estate construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	5,792		5,792		13,844
Classified \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans					7,246
Classified \| Land.
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	5,792		5,792		6,598
Classified \| Home equity loans and lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	26,286		26,286		31,102
Classified \| Installment
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	699		699		1,125
Classified \| Consumer Installment loan
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	699		699		1,125
Classified \| Lease financing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment
Loans and leases, excluding acquired impaired loans	$ 6,584		$ 6,584		$ 4,042