Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Purchase Discount Remaining

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Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Current Borrowing Capacity

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Financing Receivable, Credit Quality, Charge Off of Past Due Balance, Period

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Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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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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Reflects the aggregate value of loans, trade receivables, securities and financial instruments that serve as collateral for obligations arising from a transfer of financial assets recorded as a secured borrowing.

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Aggregate gross carrying amount of loans and leases receivable covered by loss sharing agreements.

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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of loans which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of other debt obligations, and that are reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position because the transferee has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them.

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Loans and Leases (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Loans and Leases (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
PCI loans	$ 1,247,343,000	$ 1,186,498,000	$ 1,270,818,000	$ 1,029,426,000
Noncovered loans pledged to secure debt obligations	3,250,000,000	3,160,000,000
Charge off of past due business credit card loans (days)	120 days
Loans and Leases Receivable, Collateral for Secured Borrowings	2,300,000,000	2,200,000,000
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks	290,300,000	240,300,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Current Borrowing Capacity	2,010,000,000	1,960,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross, Carrying Amount, Covered	443,100,000	485,300,000
Bancorporation
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Purchase Discount Remaining	55,700,000	61,200,000
Sun American Bank
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
PCI loans	43,200,000
First Regional Bank
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
PCI loans	53,900,000
Williamsburg First National Bank
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
PCI loans	$ 8,400,000