Loans And Leases Receivable Held For Investment, Evaluated for Impairment

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Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss.

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For loans and debt securities, 1) for which at acquisition it was probable that the investor would be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable, and 2) for which it is further probable that the investor will not be able to collect all cash flows expected at acquisition (plus any additional cash flows expected due to changes in estimate after acquisition), the allowance for credit losses recorded to reflect the impairment since acquisition.

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The valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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Amount of valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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The balance of financing receivables that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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The balance of financing receivables that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount of expense related to estimated loss from loan and lease transactions.

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Allowance for Loan Losses - Schedule of Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 75,701	$ 80,340	$ 76,214	$ 76,817
Provision charged to operating expense	3,443	2,363	7,528	8,913
Less loans charged-off	(7,460)	(3,115)	(15,622)	(10,858)
Add back recoveries of loans previously charged-off	2,888	1,647	6,452	6,363
Ending balance	74,572	81,235	74,572	81,235
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					$ 13,903	$ 13,954
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					60,669	62,260
Allowance for loan losses	75,701	80,340	76,214	76,817	74,572	76,214
Loans held for investment:
Individually evaluated for impairment					90,448	104,691
Individually evaluated for impairment					7,411,939	5,312,059
Total loans					7,502,387	5,416,750
Allowance for credit losses due to subsequent impairment					727	427
Real Estate
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	33,498	32,281	28,625	52,296
Provision charged to operating expense	(690)	(352)	4,775	(20,492)
Less loans charged-off	(1,695)	(379)	(2,938)	(2,824)
Add back recoveries of loans previously charged-off	613	221	1,264	2,791
Ending balance	31,726	31,771	31,726	31,771
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					7,028	4,588
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					24,698	24,037
Allowance for loan losses	33,498	32,281	28,625	52,296	31,726	28,625
Loans held for investment:
Individually evaluated for impairment					57,492	68,632
Individually evaluated for impairment					5,063,619	3,445,451
Total loans					5,121,111	3,514,083
Consumer
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	7,554	6,315	7,711	5,144
Provision charged to operating expense	2,620	2,395	5,157	5,747
Less loans charged-off	(3,115)	(2,157)	(8,123)	(5,761)
Add back recoveries of loans previously charged-off	962	742	3,276	2,165
Ending balance	8,021	7,295	8,021	7,295
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					14	0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					8,007	7,711
Allowance for loan losses	7,554	6,315	7,711	5,144	8,021	7,711
Loans held for investment:
Individually evaluated for impairment					25	0
Individually evaluated for impairment					1,038,559	970,266
Total loans					1,038,584	970,266
Commercial
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	33,124	39,995	38,092	18,775
Provision charged to operating expense	1,530	265	(2,145)	22,268
Less loans charged-off	(2,609)	(579)	(4,450)	(2,085)
Add back recoveries of loans previously charged-off	1,313	680	1,861	1,403
Ending balance	33,358	40,361	33,358	40,361
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					6,426	9,254
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					26,932	28,838
Allowance for loan losses	33,124	39,995	38,092	18,775	33,358	38,092
Loans held for investment:
Individually evaluated for impairment					31,371	32,397
Individually evaluated for impairment					1,154,836	765,545
Total loans					1,186,207	797,942
Agriculture
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,525	1,749	1,786	602
Provision charged to operating expense	(17)	55	(259)	1,390
Less loans charged-off	(41)	0	(111)	(188)
Add back recoveries of loans previously charged-off	0	4	51	4
Ending balance	1,467	1,808	1,467	1,808
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					435	112
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					1,032	1,674
Allowance for loan losses	1,525	1,749	1,786	602	1,467	1,786
Loans held for investment:
Individually evaluated for impairment					1,560	3,662
Individually evaluated for impairment					151,121	129,196
Total loans					152,681	132,858
Other
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	0	0	0
Provision charged to operating expense	0	0	0	0
Less loans charged-off	0	0	0	0
Add back recoveries of loans previously charged-off	0	0	0	0
Ending balance	0	0	0	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					0	0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					0	0
Allowance for loan losses	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	0	0
Loans held for investment:
Individually evaluated for impairment					0	0
Individually evaluated for impairment					3,804	1,601
Total loans					$ 3,804	$ 1,601