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Note 22 - Parent Company Only Financial Information (Details) - Condensed Statements of Income for the Holding Company: (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,969 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest | $ 28,310 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest | $ 31,306 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Interest expense | (12,057)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (17,220)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (12,740)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (12,724)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (13,058)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (12,866)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (12,999)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (15,940)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (54,741)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (54,863)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (63,275)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Gain on sale of securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,875 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet | 3,021 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet | 47 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet
Net gain (loss) from fair value adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,568)us-gaap_FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1 | (2,521)us-gaap_FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1 | 55 us-gaap_FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1
Other operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11,809)us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense | (10,634)us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense | (11,450)us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense
Income tax benefit | 6,988 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 7,060 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 7,598 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 6,927 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 6,458 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 6,024 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 6,155 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 4,319 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 28,573 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 22,956 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 21,847 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income | 11,057 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 11,201 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 11,685 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 10,296 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 11,948 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 9,421 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 9,627 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 6,756 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 44,239 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 37,752 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | 34,331 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Holding Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends from the Bank |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 20,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 20,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 512 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 590 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 694 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,039)us-gaap_InterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | (1,066)us-gaap_InterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | (2,957)us-gaap_InterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember
Gain on sale of securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember |
Net gain (loss) from fair value adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 779 us-gaap_FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | (5,475)us-gaap_FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 1,991 us-gaap_FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember
Other operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (786)us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | (621)us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | (730)us-gaap_OtherNoninterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember
Income before taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,466 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 13,445 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 18,998 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 668 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 2,857 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 498 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember
Income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,134 ffic_IncomeBeforeEquityInUndistributedEarningsOfSubsidiary / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 16,302 ffic_IncomeBeforeEquityInUndistributedEarningsOfSubsidiary / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 19,496 ffic_IncomeBeforeEquityInUndistributedEarningsOfSubsidiary / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember
Equity in undistributed earnings of the Bank |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,105 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 21,450 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | 14,835 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 44,239 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | $ 37,752 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember | $ 34,331 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = ffic_HoldingCompanyMember

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