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Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]

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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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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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Fair value at acquisition of acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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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	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	May 05, 2017	Jan. 13, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 11, 2016
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 1,199,358	$ 1,614,998
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	809,169	950,516
Fair value of acquired loans				$ 199,682		$ 80,084
Accretion	39,798	41,821
Payments received and other changes, net	(153,786)	(150,954)
Ending balance	894,863	$ 921,467
Loans on the Cost Recovery Method
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans on cost recovery method	454				$ 500
Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	499,970
Ending balance	477,057
Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	309,199
Ending balance	417,806
Construction and land development \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	20,766
Ending balance	18,660
Mortgage \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	453,013
Ending balance	426,778
Mortgage \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	268,777
Ending balance	350,038
Revolving mortgage \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	38,650
Ending balance	65,949
Other commercial real estate \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	12,645
Ending balance	21,409
Commercial and industrial \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	11,844
Ending balance	9,307
Other \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,702
Ending balance	903
Consumer \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,772
Ending balance	1,819
Harvest Community Bank
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				85,149
Harvest Community Bank \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				54,976
Harvest Community Bank \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				30,173
Harvest Community Bank \| Construction and land development \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				7,061
Harvest Community Bank \| Construction and land development \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				0
Harvest Community Bank \| Mortgage \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				21,836
Harvest Community Bank \| Mortgage \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				25,857
Harvest Community Bank \| Revolving mortgage \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				3,434
Harvest Community Bank \| Other commercial real estate \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				6,404
Harvest Community Bank \| Commercial and industrial \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				19,675
Harvest Community Bank \| Consumer \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans				$ 882
Guaranty Bank
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value of loans acquired			$ 574,553
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			114,533
Guaranty Bank \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value of loans acquired			185,249
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			701
Guaranty Bank \| Noncommercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value of loans acquired			389,304
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			113,832
Guaranty Bank \| Construction and land development \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			55
Guaranty Bank \| Construction and land development \| Noncommercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			26
Guaranty Bank \| Mortgage \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value of loans acquired			850
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			644
Guaranty Bank \| Mortgage \| Noncommercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value of loans acquired			309,612
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			80,475
Guaranty Bank \| Revolving mortgage \| Noncommercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value of loans acquired			54,780
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			33,319
Guaranty Bank \| Other commercial real estate \| Commercial
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			0
Guaranty Bank \| Commercial and industrial \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value of loans acquired			583
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			2
Guaranty Bank \| Other \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value of loans acquired			183,816
Guaranty Bank \| Consumer \| Noncommercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value of loans acquired			24,912
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Fair value of acquired loans			$ 12
PCI Loans
Carrying Value of Acquired Impaired Loans [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	809,169
Ending balance	894,863
Nonaccruing	$ 1,300				$ 3,500