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Note 10 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Assets and Liabilities Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis, and the Method Used to Determine Their Fair Value (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Mortgage-backed
Assets	$ 1,007,690us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring	$ 973,394us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring
Liabilities:
Liabilities	32,362us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring	31,420us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Mortgage-backed
Assets	717,729us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	704,933us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Mortgage-backed
Assets	717,729us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember	704,933us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Other Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Mortgage-backed
Assets	268,302us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_OtherSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	245,768us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_OtherSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Other Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Mortgage-backed
Assets	21,653us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_OtherSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member	22,609us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_OtherSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Other Securities [Member]
Mortgage-backed
Assets	289,955us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_OtherSecuritiesMember	268,377us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_OtherSecuritiesMember
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Mortgage-backed
Assets	6us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_InterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	84us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_InterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Liabilities:
Liabilities	4,118us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_InterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	2,649us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_InterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Mortgage-backed
Assets	6us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_InterestRateSwapsMember	84us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_InterestRateSwapsMember
Liabilities:
Liabilities	4,118us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_InterestRateSwapsMember	2,649us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = ffic_InterestRateSwapsMember
Borrowings [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Liabilities	28,244us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = us-gaap_BorrowingsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member	28,771us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = us-gaap_BorrowingsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Borrowings [Member]
Liabilities:
Liabilities	28,244us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = us-gaap_BorrowingsMember	28,771us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_EligibleItemOrGroupForFairValueOptionAxis = us-gaap_BorrowingsMember
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Mortgage-backed
Assets	986,037us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	950,785us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Liabilities:
Liabilities	4,118us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	2,649us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Mortgage-backed
Assets	21,653us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member	22,609us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Liabilities:
Liabilities	$ 28,244us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member	$ 28,771us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member

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