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Reductions for repayments foreclosures and decreases in fair value

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Current period recognition due to accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan for loans accounted for as 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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Fair value at acquisition of acquired loans accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition of acquired loans accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of contractually required payments receivable at acquisition of acquired loans 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 other-than-temporary impairments), for loans accounted for as 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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Amount of unpaid principal balance of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without related allowance for credit losses.

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Loans and Leases (Changes In Carrying Value Of Acquired Impaired Loans) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, Contractually Required Payments Receivable at Acquisition	$ 828,156
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Reductions for repayments, foreclosures and changes in carrying value, net of accretion	(578,704)	(1,004,481)
Outstanding principal balance	2,057,691	1,833,955
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	1,186,498	1,029,426	1,809,235
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, Cash Flows Expected to be Collected at Acquisition	735,381
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	623,408	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Accretion	112,368	224,672
Loans on the Cost Recovery Method
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Ending balance	33,422	28,493
Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	726,123	781,307
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	301,857
Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	460,375	248,119
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	321,551
Construction and land development \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	78,079	78,915
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	69,789
Mortgage \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	577,518	642,891
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	176,841
Mortgage \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	382,340	213,851
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	287,675
Revolving mortgage \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	74,109	30,834
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	29,777
Other commercial real estate \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	40,193	41,381
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	15,425
Commercial and industrial \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	27,254	17,254
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	37,583
Other \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	3,079	866
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	2,219
Construction and land development \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	912	2,583
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	199
Consumer \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	3,014	851
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition, at Fair Value	$ 3,900