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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE |
Earnings per share calculations |
|  | Net Income Available to Common Stockholders |  | Number of Shares |  | Per Share Amounts |
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|  | (In thousands, except per share data) |
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 245,234 |  |  | 147,093 |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends and amortization of preferred stock discount |  |  | (6,857 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic EPS—income available to common stockholders |  | $ | 238,377 |  |  | 147,093 |  | $ | 1.62 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  | — |  |  | 62 |  |  |  |
Restricted stock |  |  | 115 |  |  | 718 |  |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  |  | 6,857 |  |  | 5,571 |  |  |  |
Stock warrants |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |
Diluted EPS—income available to common stockholders |  | $ | 245,349 |  |  | 153,467 |  | $ | 1.60 |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 164,564 |  |  | 137,478 |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends and amortization of preferred stock discount |  |  | (43,126 | ) |  | — |  |  |  |
Basic EPS—income available to common stockholders |  | $ | 121,438 |  |  | 137,478 |  | $ | 0.88 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  | — |  |  | 142 |  |  |  |
Restricted stock |  |  | 15 |  |  | 370 |  |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  |  | — |  |  | 8,936 |  |  |  |
Stock warrants |  |  | — |  |  | 176 |  |  |  |
Diluted EPS—income available to common stockholders |  | $ | 121,453 |  |  | 147,102 |  | $ | 0.83 |
2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income before extraordinary item |  | $ | 82,008 |  |  | 78,770 |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends, amortization of preferred stock discount and inducement of preferred stock conversion |  |  | (49,115 | ) |  | — |  |  |  |
Income available to common stockholders before extraordinary item |  |  | 32,893 |  |  | 78,770 |  | $ | 0.42 |
Extraordinary item—impact of descuritization |  |  | (5,366 | ) |  | 78,770 |  |  | (0.07 | )
Basic EPS—income available to common stockholders after extraordinary item |  |  | 27,527 |  |  | 78,770 |  | $ | 0.35 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |
Restricted stock |  |  | — |  |  | 51 |  |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  |  | — |  |  | 5,687 |  |  |  |
Stock warrants |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |
Income available to common stockholders before extraordinary item |  | $ | 32,893 |  |  | 84,523 |  | $ | 0.39 |
Income impact of assumed conversions |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  |  |
Extraordinary item—impact of descuritization |  |  | (5,366 | ) |  | 84,523 |  | $ | (0.06 | )
Diluted EPS—income available to common stockholders after extraordinary item plus assumed conversions |  | $ | 27,529 |  |  | 84,523 |  | $ | 0.33 |
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS |
|  | For the Year Ended |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Convertible preferred stock |  |  | — |  |  | 5,573 |  |  | 9,293 |
Stock options |  |  | 857 |  |  | 1,043 |  |  | 1,848 |
Restricted stock |  |  | 317 |  |  | 326 |  |  | 463 |

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