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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Leases [Abstract]
Rent expense	$ 7,900,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	$ 7,400,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense	$ 7,200,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Future minimum lease payments [Abstract]
2015	5,141,000
2016	3,887,000
2017	2,774,000
2018	1,225,000
2019	664,000
Thereafter	3,781,000
Total future minimum lease payments	17,472,000
Mortgage loans serviced for others [Abstract]
Loans serviced for investors	5,686,756,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValue	5,577,325,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValue	5,058,912,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValue
Primary Recourse Servicing Loans [Member]
Mortgage loans serviced for others [Abstract]
Off-balance sheet, face amount of asset	1,200,000
Letters of Credit [Member]
Lending commitments [Abstract]
Off-balance sheet, face amount of liability	101,300,000
Interim Mortgage Financing, Construction Credit, Credit Card and Revolving Line of Credit Arrangements [Member]
Lending commitments [Abstract]
Off-balance sheet, face amount of liability	$ 2,300,000,000