Loans Changes in the Carrying Amount of Accretable Yield for Acquired Impaired Loans (Details) (Acquired Impaired, Acquired Loans, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Apr. 12, 2013
Acquired Impaired \| Acquired Loans
Changes in the Carrying Amount of Accretable Yield for Acquired Impaired Loans [Line Items]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield	$ 104,210	$ 118,459
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	673,320	757,029
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Additions	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer not Accounted for as Debt Securities Carrying Amount Additions	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Accretion	8,827
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer not Accounted for as Debt Securities Carrying Amount Accretion	8,827
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Disposals of Loans	(5,422)
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities F D I C Payments Received under Loss Sharing Agreement	$ 92,536

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Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer not Accounted for as Debt Securities Carrying Amount Additions

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Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities FDIC Payments Received Under Loss Sharing Agreement.

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Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of decrease from accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of additions to the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of reduction, resulting from a sale or transfer of a loan, in the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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The recorded balance, net of any applicable reductions (for example, unamortized accretable yield and allowance for loan losses). This relates to loans not accounted for debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were 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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