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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended		11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 New Loans	Dec. 31, 2013 New Loans	Dec. 31, 2012 Commercial and Industrial	Jan. 31, 2012 Predecessor Company
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Recorded investment	$ 424,414	$ 237,560
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale	2,595	20,497				9,635
Average balance			2,968	6,750
Loans, fair value					$ 7,698

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Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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The sum of the carrying amounts, as of the date of the latest financial statement presented, of loans receivable which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of related debt obligations, primarily secured borrowings and repurchase agreements, and for which the transferees are not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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The cash inflow resulting from the sale of loans classified as held-for-sale, including proceeds from loans sold through mortgage securitization.

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