| **INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Gains (Losses) and Proceeds on Sale of Securities) (Details) - USD ($)** | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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| **Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Disclosures [Abstract]**             |           |           |           |   |   |   |
| Proceeds from the sales of available-for-sale securities                                          | $ 497,182,000  |           | $ 21,138,000   |   | $ 2,751,790,000 | $ 311,019,000 |
| Gross realized gains                                                                              | 533,000        |           | 131,000        |   | 23,592,000 | 11,547,000 |
| Gross realized losses                                                                             | (2,526,000)    |           | 0              |   | (5,229,000) | (67,000) |
| OTTI                                                                                              | 0              | $ 0            | 0              | $ (1,092,000) | (1,092,000) | 0 |
| Net realized (losses)/gains                                                                       | (1,993,000)    |           | 131,000        |   | 17,271,000 | 11,480,000 |
| Corporate debt securities                                                                         |           |           |           |   |   |   |
| **Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Disclosures [Abstract]**             |           |           |           |   |   |   |
| Investment securities sold during the period                                                      | 63,700,000     |           | 88,400,000     |   | 517,600,000 | 434,800,000 |
| Realized investment gain (loss)                                                                   | 400,000        |           | $ 100,000      |   | 7,000,000 | 4,700,000 |
| Asset-backed securities                                                                           |           |           |           |   |   |   |
| **Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Disclosures [Abstract]**             |           |           |           |   |   |   |
| Investment securities sold during the period                                                      | 419,600,000    |           |           |   | 683,900,000 |   |
| Realized investment gain (loss)                                                                   | $ (1,400,000)  |           |           |   | (200,000) |   |
| State and municipal securities                                                                    |           |           |           |   |   |   |
| **Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Disclosures [Abstract]**             |           |           |           |   |   |   |
| Investment securities sold during the period                                                      |           |           |           |   | 421,500,000 | 89,000,000 |
| Realized investment gain (loss)                                                                   |           |           |           |   | $ 12,100,000 | 5,200,000 |
| Mortgage backed securities                                                                        |           |           |           |   |   |   |
| **Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Disclosures [Abstract]**             |           |           |           |   |   |   |
| Investment securities sold during the period                                                      |           |           |           |   |   | 21,600,000 |
| Realized investment gain (loss)                                                                   |           |           |           |   |   | $ 1,300,000 |

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