| Submission | Nov. 08, 2024 |
| Submission [Line Items] | |
| Central Index Key | 0001069157 |
| Registrant Name | EAST WEST BANCORP INC |
| Form Type | S-8 |
| Submission Type | S-8 |
| Fee Exhibit Type | EX-FILING FEES |
| Offerings - Offering: 1 | Nov. 08, 2024 USD ($) shares |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Other Rule | true |
| Security Type | Debt |
| Security Class Title | Deferred Compensation Obligations |
| Amount Registered | shares | 50,000,000 |
| Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit | 1 |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 50,000,000 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01531% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 7,655 |
| Offering Note | (1) The Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of East West Bancorp, Inc. (the Registrant) to pay up to $50 million of deferred compensation from time to time in the future in accordance with the terms of the East West Bank Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan). (2) The amount of Deferred Compensation Obligations registered is based on an estimate of the amount of compensation participants may defer under the Plan and is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. (3) The Company does not have any fee offsets. |
| Fees Summary | Nov. 08, 2024 USD ($) |
| Fees Summary [Line Items] | |
| Total Offering | $ 50,000,000 |
| Total Fee Amount | 7,655 |
| Total Offset Amount | 0 |
| Net Fee | $ 7,655 |
