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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE |
Earnings per share calculations |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 |
|  | Net Income |  | Number of Shares |  | Per Share Amounts |
|  | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Net income |  | $ | 83,988 |  |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Earnings allocated to participating securities |  | (119 | ) |  |  |  |
Basic EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 83,869 |  | 143,187 |  | $ | 0.59 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | — |  | 75 |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  | 51 |  | 284 |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Warrants |  | — |  | 143 |  |  |
Diluted EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 83,920 |  | 143,689 |  | $ | 0.58 |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 |
|  | Net Income |  | Number of Shares |  | Per Share Amounts |
|  | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Net income |  | $ | 74,015 |  |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends |  | (1,714 | ) |  |  |  |
Earnings allocated to participating securities |  | (400 | ) |  |  |  |
Basic EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 71,901 |  | 137,536 |  | $ | 0.52 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | — |  | 59 |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  | 33 |  | 221 |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Warrants |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Diluted EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 71,934 |  | 137,816 |  | $ | 0.52 |
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 |
|  | Net Income |  | Number of Shares |  | Per Share Amounts |
|  | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Net income |  | $ | 160,729 |  |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Earnings allocated to participating securities |  | (287 | ) |  |  |  |
Basic EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 160,442 |  | 142,578 |  | $ | 1.13 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | — |  | 77 |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  | 129 |  | 359 |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Warrants |  | — |  | 144 |  |  |
Diluted EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 160,571 |  | 143,158 |  | $ | 1.12 |
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 |
|  | Net Income |  | Number of Shares |  | Per Share Amounts |
|  | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Net income |  | $ | 146,106 |  |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends |  | (3,428 | ) |  |  |  |
Earnings allocated to participating securities |  | (988 | ) |  |  |  |
Basic EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 141,690 |  | 137,592 |  | $ | 1.03 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | — |  | 55 |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  | 68 |  | 227 |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  | 3,428 |  | 3,699 |  |  |
Warrants |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Diluted EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 145,186 |  | 141,573 |  | $ | 1.03 |
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |  | June 30, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Convertible preferred stock |  | — |  | 1,841 |  | — |  | — |
Stock options |  | — |  | 159 |  | 40 |  | 214 |
Restricted stock units |  | 2 |  | 6 |  | 61 |  | 4 |
Schedule of cumulative other comprehensive income (loss) balances |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Cumulative |  |  |  |  |  | Cumulative |
|  | Investment |  |  |  | Other |  | Investment |  |  |  | Other |
|  | Securities |  | Other |  | Comprehensive |  | Securities |  | Other |  | Comprehensive |
|  | Available-for-Sale |  | Investments |  | Income |  | Available-for-Sale |  | Investments |  | Income |
|  | (In thousands) |  | (In thousands) |
Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of the period |  | $ | (17,099 | ) | $ | 62 |  | $ | (17,037 | ) | $ | 6,149 |  | $ | 36 |  | $ | 6,185 |
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during period |  | 14,895 |  | (4 | ) | 14,891 |  | (24,770 | ) | 7 |  | (24,763 | )
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income |  | (389 | ) | — |  | $ | (389 | ) | (3,100 | ) | — |  | (3,100 | )
Net unrealized gains (losses) |  | 14,506 |  | (4 | ) | 14,502 |  | (27,870 | ) | 7 |  | (27,863 | )
Balance, end of the period |  | $ | (2,593 | ) | $ | 58 |  | $ | (2,535 | ) | $ | (21,721 | ) | $ | 43 |  | $ | (21,678 | )
Six Months Ended June 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of the period |  | $ | (30,538 | ) | 79 |  | $ | (30,459 | ) | $ | 4,643 |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | 4,669 |
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during period |  | 30,317 |  | (21 | ) | 30,296 |  | (20,029 | ) | 17 |  | (20,012 | )
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income |  | (2,372 | ) | — |  | (2,372 | ) | (6,335 | ) | — |  | (6,335 | )
Net unrealized gains (losses) |  | 27,945 |  | (21 | ) | 27,924 |  | (26,364 | ) | 17 |  | (26,347 | )
Balance, end of the period |  | $ | (2,593 | ) | $ | 58 |  | $ | (2,535 | ) | $ | (21,721 | ) | $ | 43 |  | $ | (21,678 | )
Schedule of components of other comprehensive income (loss), reclassifications to net income by income statement line item and the related tax effects |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
|  |  |  | Tax |  |  |  |  |  | Tax |  |  |
|  | Before-Tax |  | Expense |  | Net-of-Tax |  | Before-Tax |  | Expense |  | Net-of-Tax |
Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Amount |  | or Benefit |  | Amount |  | Amount |  | or Benefit |  | Amount |
|  | (In thousands) |  | (In thousands) |
Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during period |  | $ | 25,681 |  | $ | (10,786 | ) | $ | 14,895 |  | $ | (42,707 | ) | $ | 17,937 |  | $ | (24,770 | )
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (1) |  | (671 | ) | 282 |  | (389 | ) | (5,345 | ) | 2,245 |  | (3,100 | )
Net unrealized gains (losses) |  | 25,010 |  | (10,504 | ) | 14,506 |  | (48,052 | ) | 20,182 |  | (27,870 | )
Unrealized gains (losses) on other investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during period |  | (7 | ) | 3 |  | (4 | ) | 12 |  | (5 | ) | 7 |
Less: reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in income |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 25,003 |  | $ | (10,501 | ) | $ | 14,502 |  | $ | (48,040 | ) | $ | 20,177 |  | $ | (27,863 | )
|  |  |  | Tax |  |  |  |  |  | Tax |  |  |
|  | Before-Tax |  | Expense |  | Net-of-Tax |  | Before-Tax |  | Expense |  | Net-of-Tax |
Six Months Ended June 30, |  | Amount |  | or Benefit |  | Amount |  | Amount |  | or Benefit |  | Amount |
|  | (In thousands) |  | (In thousands) |
Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during period |  | $ | 52,271 |  | $ | (21,954 | ) | $ | 30,317 |  | $ | (34,533 | ) | $ | 14,504 |  | $ | (20,029 | )
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (1) |  | (4,089 | ) | 1,717 |  | (2,372 | ) | (10,922 | ) | 4,587 |  | (6,335 | )
Net unrealized gains (losses) |  | 48,182 |  | (20,237 | ) | 27,945 |  | (45,455 | ) | 19,091 |  | (26,364 | )
Unrealized gains (losses) on other investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during period |  | (36 | ) | 15 |  | (21 | ) | 29 |  | (12 | ) | 17 |
Less: reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in income |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 48,146 |  | $ | (20,222 | ) | $ | 27,924 |  | $ | (45,426 | ) | $ | 19,079 |  | $ | (26,347 | )
(1) The pretax amount is reported in net gains on sales of investment securities in the consolidated statements of operations.

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