Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Impaired Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing receivable, impaired
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 274,227	$ 289,737
Recorded Investment	238,856	248,436
Related Allowance	(18,032)	(19,732)
Net Investment	220,824	228,704
Consumer and other loans \| Home equity and other consumer
Financing receivable, impaired
Unpaid Principal Balance, Loans with an allowance recorded	5,774	5,436
Recorded Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	5,447	5,153
Related Allowance	(3,920)	(3,810)
Net Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	1,527	1,343
Mortgage loans \| Residential \| Full documentation interest-only
Financing receivable, impaired
Unpaid Principal Balance, Loans with an allowance recorded	43,489	55,352
Recorded Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	36,269	46,331
Related Allowance	(4,554)	(3,391)
Net Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	31,715	42,940
Mortgage loans \| Residential \| Full documentation amortizing loans
Financing receivable, impaired
Unpaid Principal Balance, Loans with an allowance recorded	63,266	43,044
Recorded Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	57,677	39,994
Related Allowance	(2,199)	(1,425)
Net Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	55,478	38,569
Mortgage loans \| Residential \| Reduced documentation interest-only
Financing receivable, impaired
Unpaid Principal Balance, Loans with an allowance recorded	71,182	90,171
Recorded Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	59,686	76,960
Related Allowance	(4,961)	(4,661)
Net Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	54,725	72,299
Mortgage loans \| Residential \| Reduced documentation amortizing
Financing receivable, impaired
Unpaid Principal Balance, Loans with an allowance recorded	40,243	19,463
Recorded Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	37,135	18,117
Related Allowance	(1,264)	(827)
Net Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	35,871	17,290
Mortgage loans \| Multi-family
Financing receivable, impaired
Unpaid Principal Balance, Loans with an allowance recorded	6,415	34,972
Unpaid Principal Balance, Loans without an allowance recorded	22,823	16,308
Recorded Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	6,428	28,109
Recorded Investment, Loans without an allowance recorded	19,451	14,502
Related Allowance	(369)	(3,172)
Net Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	6,059	24,937
Net Investment, Loans without an allowance recorded	19,451	14,502
Mortgage loans \| Commercial real estate
Financing receivable, impaired
Unpaid Principal Balance, Loans with an allowance recorded	5,861	24,991
Unpaid Principal Balance, Loans without an allowance recorded	15,174
Recorded Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	5,881	19,270
Recorded Investment, Loans without an allowance recorded	10,882
Related Allowance	(765)	(2,446)
Net Investment, Loans with an allowance recorded	5,116	$ 16,824
Net Investment, Loans without an allowance recorded	$ 10,882

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