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Note 5 - Loans (Details) - Allowance for Loan Losses (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Allowance for Loan Losses [Abstract] |  |
Allowance for credit losses - balance | $ 25,096 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses | $ 31,776 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses
Benefit for loan losses | (734)ffic_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesProvision | (1,119)ffic_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesProvision
Charge-off's | (397)us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs | (901)us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs
Recoveries | 126 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery | 514 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery
Allowance for credit losses - balance | $ 24,091 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses | $ 30,270 us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses

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- Definition Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Provision + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (c)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953423-111524 + Details
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- Definition Amount of recovery of financing receivables doubtful of collection that were previously charged off. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (c)(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953423-111524 + Details
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- Definition Amount of direct write-downs of financing receivables charged against the allowance. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953423-111524 + Details
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