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Note 5 - Loans (Details) - Allowance for Loan Losses (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Allowance for Loan Losses [Abstract]
Allowance for credit losses - balance	$ 25,096us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	$ 31,776us-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	126us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	514us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery
Allowance for credit losses - balance	$ 24,091us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	$ 30,270us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses

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Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Provision

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A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Amount of recovery of financing receivables doubtful of collection that were previously charged off.

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-Publisher FASB

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Amount of direct write-downs of financing receivables charged against the allowance.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

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