| **LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Loan and Lease Portfolio Composition) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 |
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| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Total loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | $ 81,213,607  | [1],[2]       | $ 79,482,810  | [1],[2] | $ 78,505,860 |
| Loans held for investment with fixed rate of interest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 47,536,075    |               | 46,833,363    |  |   |
| Loans held for investment with variable rate of interest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | $ 33,677,532  |               | $ 32,649,447  |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 100.00%       |               | 100.00%       |  |   |
| Loans held for investment with fixed rate of interest, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 58.50%        |               | 58.90%        |  |   |
| Loans held for investment with variable rate of interest, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 41.50%        |               | 41.10%        |  |   |
| Increase (decrease) in loan balances                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | $ 361,500     |               | $ 131,200     |  |   |
| Commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Commercial loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | $ 41,719,535  |               | $ 40,623,332  |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 51.40%        |               | 51.20%        |  |   |
| Commercial | Commercial real estate loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Commercial loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | $ 9,315,291   |               | $ 8,722,917   |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 11.50%        |               | 11.00%        |  |   |
| Commercial | Commercial and industrial loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Commercial loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | $ 20,334,247  |               | $ 19,785,446  |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 25.00%        |               | 24.90%        |  |   |
| Commercial | Multifamily loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Commercial loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | $ 9,330,482   |               | $ 9,438,463   |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 11.50%        |               | 11.90%        |  |   |
| Commercial | Other commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Commercial loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | $ 2,739,515   |               | $ 2,676,506   |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.40%         |               | 3.40%         |  |   |
| Consumer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Consumer loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | $ 39,494,072  |               | $ 38,859,478  |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 48.60%        |               | 48.80%        |  |   |
| Consumer loans secured by real estate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Consumer loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | $ 12,323,811  |               | $ 12,377,908  |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 15.20%        |               | 15.50%        |  |   |
| Consumer loans secured by real estate | Residential mortgages                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Consumer loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | $ 6,219,967   |               | $ 6,230,995   |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 7.70%         |               | 7.80%         |  |   |
| Consumer loans secured by real estate | Home equity loans and lines of credit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Consumer loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | $ 6,103,844   |               | $ 6,146,913   |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 7.50%         |               | 7.70%         |  |   |
| Consumer loans not secured by real estate | Retail installment contracts and auto loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Consumer loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | $ 25,503,907  |               | $ 24,763,523  |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 31.30%        |               | 31.20%        |  |   |
| Consumer loans not secured by real estate | Personal unsecured loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Consumer loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | $ 693,328     |               | $ 685,467     |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.90%         |               | 0.90%         |  |   |
| Consumer loans not secured by real estate | Other consumer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |          |               |          |  |   |
| **Loans Receivable [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          |               |          |  |   |
| Consumer loans held for investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | $ 973,026     |               | $ 1,032,580   |  |   |
| Loans held for investment, percent of total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.20%         |               | 1.20%         |  |   |
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| [1]Loans held-for-investment includes $285.8 million and $328.7 million of loans recorded at fair value at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.[2]The Company has interests in certain securitization trusts ("Trusts") that are considered variable interest entities ("VIEs") for accounting purposes. The Company consolidates VIEs where it is deemed the primary beneficiary. See Note 6 to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. |

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