Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Federal Funds Purchased

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Short-term Debt, Other

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Short-term Debt, Repurchase Agreements

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Short-Term Borrowings (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 01, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	$ 987,184,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings		$ 511,418,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Short-term borrowings from acquisitions		296,100,000
Repurchase agreements from business acquisitions		218,400,000
Other short-term debt from acquisitions		77,700,000
Master Notes [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	410,258,000		411,907,000
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	294,426,000		96,960,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	80,000,000		0
Federal Funds Purchased [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	2,551,000		2,551,000
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	750,000,000
Secured Debt [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	1,960,000,000
Subordinated Debt Obligations [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	$ 199,949,000		$ 0