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Note 15 - Regulatory Capital (Details) - Summary of the Bank’s Compliance with Banking Regulatory Capital Standards - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Savings Bank [Member] |  |
Tier I (leverage) capital: |  |
Capital level | $ 488,327 | $ 472,251
Capital level | 9.02% | 9.63%
Requirement to be well capitalized | $ 270,676 | $ 245,254
Requirement to be well capitalized | 5.00% | 5.00%
Excess | $ 217,651 | $ 226,997
Excess | 4.02% | 4.63%
Common Equity Tier I risk-based capital: |  |
Capital level | $ 488,327 | $ 0
Capital level | 12.86% | 0.00%
Requirement to be well capitalized | $ 246,781 | $ 0
Requirement to be well capitalized | 6.50% | 0.00%
Excess | $ 241,546 | $ 0
Excess | 6.36% | 0.00%
Tier 1 risk-based capital: |  |
Capital level | $ 488,327 | $ 472,251
Capital level | 12.86% | 13.87%
Requirement to be well capitalized | $ 303,731 | $ 204,345
Requirement to be well capitalized | 8.00% | 6.00%
Excess | $ 184,596 | $ 267,906
Excess | 4.86% | 7.87%
Total risk-based capital: |  |
Capital level | $ 511,300 | $ 497,347
Capital level | 13.47% | 14.60%
Requirement to be well capitalized | $ 379,664 | $ 340,589
Requirement to be well capitalized | 10.00% | 10.00%
Excess | $ 131,636 | $ 156,758
Excess | 3.47% | 4.60%
Holding Company [Member] |  |
Tier I (leverage) capital: |  |
Capital level | $ 482,684 | $ 471,233
Capital level | 8.93% | 9.62%
Requirement to be well capitalized | $ 270,288 | $ 244,960
Requirement to be well capitalized | 5.00% | 5.00%
Excess | $ 212,396 | $ 226,273
Excess | 3.93% | 4.62%
Common Equity Tier I risk-based capital: |  |
Capital level | $ 455,153 | $ 0
Capital level | 12.01% | 0.00%
Requirement to be well capitalized | $ 246,358 | $ 0
Requirement to be well capitalized | 6.50% | 0.00%
Excess | $ 208,795 | $ 0
Excess | 5.51% | 0.00%
Tier 1 risk-based capital: |  |
Capital level | $ 482,684 | $ 471,233
Capital level | 12.74% | 13.87%
Requirement to be well capitalized | $ 303,209 | $ 203,878
Requirement to be well capitalized | 8.00% | 6.00%
Excess | $ 179,475 | $ 267,355
Excess | 4.74% | 7.87%
Total risk-based capital: |  |
Capital level | $ 505,657 | $ 496,329
Capital level | 13.34% | 14.61%
Requirement to be well capitalized | $ 379,012 | $ 339,797
Requirement to be well capitalized | 10.00% | 10.00%
Excess | $ 126,645 | $ 156,532
Excess | 3.34% | 4.61%

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