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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE |
Earnings per share calculations |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 |
|  | Net Income |  | Number of Shares |  | Per Share Amounts |
|  | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Net income |  | $ | 88,756 |  |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Earnings allocated to participating securities |  | (118 | ) |  |  |  |
Basic EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 88,638 |  | 143,210 |  | $ | 0.62 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | — |  | 75 |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  | 69 |  | 381 |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Warrants |  | — |  | 144 |  |  |
Diluted EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 88,707 |  | 143,810 |  | $ | 0.62 |
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 |
|  | Net Income |  | Number of Shares |  | Per Share Amounts |
|  | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Net income |  | $ | 73,157 |  |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Earnings allocated to participating securities |  | (372 | ) |  |  |  |
Basic EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 72,785 |  | 137,036 |  | $ | 0.53 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | — |  | 71 |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  | 54 |  | 360 |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Warrants |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Diluted EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 72,839 |  | 137,467 |  | $ | 0.53 |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 |
|  | Net Income |  | Number of Shares |  | Per Share Amounts |
|  | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Net income |  | $ | 249,485 |  |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Earnings allocated to participating securities |  | (407 | ) |  |  |  |
Basic EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 249,078 |  | 142,791 |  | $ | 1.74 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | — |  | 76 |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  | 197 |  | 365 |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Warrants |  | — |  | 145 |  |  |
Diluted EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 249,275 |  | 143,377 |  | $ | 1.74 |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 |
|  | Net Income |  | Number of Shares |  | Per Share Amounts |
|  | (In thousands, except per share data) |
Net income |  | $ | 219,263 |  |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock dividends |  | (3,428 | ) |  |  |  |
Earnings allocated to participating securities |  | (1,361 | ) |  |  |  |
Basic EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 214,474 |  | 137,404 |  | $ | 1.56 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | — |  | 66 |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  | 124 |  | 276 |  |  |
Convertible preferred stock |  | 3,428 |  | 2,453 |  |  |
Warrants |  | — |  | — |  |  |
Diluted EPS — income allocated to common stockholders |  | $ | 218,026 |  | 140,199 |  | $ | 1.56 |
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS: |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Stock options |  | — |  | 145 |  | 27 |  | 191 |
Restricted stock units |  | 4 |  | 3 |  | 5 |  | 10 |
Schedule of cumulative other comprehensive (loss) income balances |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Cumulative |  |  |  |  |  | Cumulative |
|  | Investment |  |  |  | Other |  | Investment |  |  |  | Other |
|  | Securities |  | Other |  | Comprehensive |  | Securities |  | Other |  | Comprehensive |
|  | Available-for-Sale |  | Investments |  | (Loss) Income |  | Available-for-Sale |  | Investments |  | (Loss) Income |
|  | (In thousands) |  | (In thousands) |
Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of the period |  | $ | (2,593 | ) | $ | 58 |  | $ | (2,535 | ) | $ | (21,721 | ) | $ | 43 |  | $ | (21,678 | )
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during period |  | 1,663 |  | (99 | ) | 1,564 |  | (2,876 | ) | 5 |  | (2,871 | )
Less: reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income |  | (1,457 | ) | — |  | (1,457 | ) | (629 | ) | — |  | (629 | )
Net unrealized gains (losses) |  | 206 |  | (99 | ) | 107 |  | (3,505 | ) | 5 |  | (3,500 | )
Balance, end of the period |  | $ | (2,387 | ) | $ | (41 | ) | $ | (2,428 | ) | $ | (25,226 | ) | $ | 48 |  | $ | (25,178 | )
Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of the period |  | $ | (30,538 | ) | $ | 79 |  | $ | (30,459 | ) | $ | 4,643 |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | 4,669 |
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during period |  | 31,980 |  | (120 | ) | 31,860 |  | (22,905 | ) | 22 |  | (22,883 | )
Less: reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income |  | (3,829 | ) | — |  | (3,829 | ) | (6,964 | ) | — |  | (6,964 | )
Net unrealized gains (losses) |  | 28,151 |  | (120 | ) | 28,031 |  | (29,869 | ) | 22 |  | (29,847 | )
Balance, end of the period |  | $ | (2,387 | ) | $ | (41 | ) | $ | (2,428 | ) | $ | (25,226 | ) | $ | 48 |  | $ | (25,178 | )
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 September 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 |  | $ | 2,867 |  | $ | (1,204 | ) | $ | 1,663 |  | $ | (4,959 | ) | $ | 2,083 |  | $ | (2,876 | )
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (1) |  | (2,512 | ) | 1,055 |  | (1,457 | ) | (1,084 | ) | 455 |  | (629 | )
Net unrealized gains (losses) |  | 355 |  | (149 | ) | 206 |  | (6,043 | ) | 2,538 |  | (3,505 | )
Unrealized gains (losses) on other investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during period |  | (171 | ) | 72 |  | (99 | ) | 9 |  | (4 | ) | 5 |
Less: reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in income |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 184 |  | $ | (77 | ) | $ | 107 |  | $ | (6,034 | ) | $ | 2,534 |  | $ | (3,500 | )
|  |  |  | Tax |  |  |  |  |  | Tax |  |  |
|  | Before-Tax |  | Expense |  | Net-of-Tax |  | Before-Tax |  | Expense |  | Net-of-Tax |
Nine Months Ended September 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 |  | $ | 55,138 |  | $ | (23,158 | ) | $ | 31,980 |  | $ | (39,491 | ) | $ | 16,586 |  | $ | (22,905 | )
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (1) |  | (6,601 | ) | 2,772 |  | (3,829 | ) | (12,006 | ) | 5,042 |  | (6,964 | )
Net unrealized gains (losses) |  | 48,537 |  | (20,386 | ) | 28,151 |  | (51,497 | ) | 21,628 |  | (29,869 | )
Unrealized gains (losses) on other investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized (losses) gains arising during period |  | (207 | ) | 87 |  | (120 | ) | 38 |  | (16 | ) | 22 |
Less: reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in income |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 48,330 |  | $ | (20,299 | ) | $ | 28,031 |  | $ | (51,459 | ) | $ | 21,612 |  | $ | (29,847 | )
(1) The pretax amount is reported in net gains on sales of investment securities in the consolidated statements of income.

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