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| **Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             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| ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)                          | ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)The following table presents the components of accumulated other comprehensive income/ (loss), net of related tax, for the three-month period and year endedDecember 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  Total OtherComprehensive Income/(Loss) Total AccumulatedOther Comprehensive Income/(Loss) For the Year EndedEnded December 31, 2014 December 31, 2013   December 31, 2014 PretaxActivity TaxEffect Net Activity BeginningBalance NetActivity EndingBalance (in thousands)Change in accumulated gains/(losses) on cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments$(13,788) $5,038 $(8,750)      Reclassification adjustment for net losses on cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments (1)53,440 (19,527) 33,913      Net unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments39,652 (14,489) 25,163 $(39,423) $25,163 $(14,260)            Change in unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities available-for-sale268,050 (104,563) 163,487      Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income on non-OTTI securities (2)(27,234) 10,624 (16,610)      Net unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities available-for-sale240,816 (93,939) 146,877 (199,392) 146,877 (52,515)            Pension and post-retirement actuarial gain/(loss)(3)(23,799) 9,717 (14,082) (15,553) (14,082) (29,635)            As of December 31, 2014$256,669 $(98,711) $157,958 $(254,368) $157,958 $(96,410)(1) Net losses reclassified into Interest on borrowings and other debt obligations in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for settlements of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges. (2) Net gains reclassified into Net gain on sale of investment securities in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the sale of available-for-sale securities. (3) Included in the computation of net periodic pension costs. NOTE 14. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS) (continued)             Total OtherComprehensive Income/(Loss) Total AccumulatedOther Comprehensive Income/(Loss) For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 December 31, 2012   December 31, 2013 PretaxActivity TaxEffect Net Activity BeginningBalance NetActivity EndingBalanceChange in accumulated gains/(losses) on cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments$2,041 $(655) $1,386      Reclassification adjustment for net losses on cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments (1)65,145 (26,780) 38,365      Net unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments67,186 (27,435) 39,751 $(79,174) $39,751 $(39,423)            Change in unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities available-for-sale(584,681) 230,787 (353,894)      Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income on non-OTTI securities (2)(73,084) 28,848 (44,236)      Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in net income on OTTI securities (3)63,630 (25,116) 38,514      Total reclassification adjustment for net (losses)/gains included in net income (9,454) 3,732 (5,722)      Net unrealized (losses)/gains on investment securities available-for-sale(594,135) 234,519 (359,616) 160,224 (359,616) (199,392)            Pension and post-retirement actuarial gain/(loss) (3)18,566 (7,403) 11,163 (26,716) 11,163 (15,553)            As of December 31, 2013$(508,383) $199,681 $(308,702) $54,334 $(308,702) $(254,368)(1) Net losses reclassified into Interest on borrowings and other debt obligations in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for settlements of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges. (2) Net gains reclassified into Net gain on sale of investment securities sales in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the sale of available-for-sale securities. (3) Included in the computation of net periodic pension costs. NOTE 14. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS) (continued)             Total OtherComprehensive Income/(Loss) Total AccumulatedOther Comprehensive Income/(Loss) For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011   December 31, 2012 PretaxActivity TaxEffect Net Activity BeginningBalance NetActivity EndingBalanceChange in accumulated gains/(losses) on cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments$(40,085) $15,955 $(24,130)      Reclassification adjustment for net losses on cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments(1)87,965 (35,013) 52,952      Net unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedge derivative financial instruments47,880 (19,058) 28,822 $(107,996) $28,822 $(79,174)            Change in unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities available-for-sale217,556 (82,413) 135,143      Reclassification adjustment for net gain included in net income on non-OTTI securities(2)(100,891) 38,219 (62,672)      Net unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities available-for-sale116,665 (44,194) 72,471 87,753 72,471 160,224            Pension and post-retirement actuarial gain/(loss)(3)(396) 155 (241) (26,475) (241) (26,716)            As of December 31, 2012$164,149 $(63,097) $101,052 $(46,718) $101,052 $54,334(1) Net losses reclassified into Interest on borrowings and other debt obligations in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for settlements of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges. (2) Net gains reclassified into Net gain on sale of investment securities sales in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the sale of available-for-sale securities. (3) Included in the computation of net periodic pension costs. |

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The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income.
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