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Note 4 - Investment Securities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Values of Investment [Table text Block] |
|  | As of December 31, 2013 |
|  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |
|  | (In thousands) |
Securities Available-for-Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasury securities |  | $ | 460,095 |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 460,193 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 1,010,294 |  |  |  | 7,049 |  |  |  | 64,529 |  |  |  | 952,814 |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  | 5,929 |  |  |  | 231 |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 6,106 |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 123 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  | 154,955 |  |  |  | 298 |  |  |  | 4,949 |  |  |  | 150,304 |
Mutual funds |  |  | 6,000 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 275 |  |  |  | 5,725 |
Preferred stock of government sponsored entities |  |  | 569 |  |  |  | 10,834 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11,403 |
Total securities available-for-sale |  | $ | 1,637,965 |  |  | $ | 18,511 |  |  | $ | 69,808 |  |  | $ | 1,586,668 |
Total investment securities |  | $ | 1,637,695 |  |  | $ | 18,511 |  |  | $ | 69,808 |  |  | $ | 1,586,668 |
|  | As of December 31, 2012 |
|  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |
|  | (In thousands) |
Securities Held-to-Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and municipal securities |  | $ | 129,037 |  |  | $ | 9,268 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 138,305 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 634,757 |  |  |  | 40,801 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 675,558 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  | 9,974 |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 10,043 |
Total securities held-to-maturity |  | $ | 773,768 |  |  | $ | 50,138 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 823,906 |
Securities Available-for-Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasury securities |  | $ | 509,748 |  |  | $ | 228 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 509,971 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 404,505 |  |  |  | 12,194 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 416,694 |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  | 9,772 |  |  |  | 430 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 10,168 |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 141 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  | 349,973 |  |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 14,102 |  |  |  | 335,977 |
Mutual funds |  |  | 6,000 |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6,079 |
Preferred stock of government sponsored entities |  |  | 569 |  |  |  | 1,766 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,335 |
Trust preferred securities |  |  | 9,964 |  |  |  | 151 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 10,115 |
Total securities available-for-sale |  | $ | 1,290,676 |  |  | $ | 14,954 |  |  | $ | 14,150 |  |  | $ | 1,291,480 |
Total investment securities |  | $ | 2,064,444 |  |  | $ | 65,092 |  |  | $ | 14,150 |  |  | $ | 2,115,386 |
Schedule of Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Investment Securities by Contractual Maturities [Table Text Block] |
|  | Securities Available-for-Sale |
|  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Fair Value |
|  | (In thousands) |
Due in one year or less |  | $ | 460,106 |  |  | $ | 460,204 |
Due after one year through five years |  |  | 80,769 |  |  |  | 82,079 |
Due after five years through ten years |  |  | 112,654 |  |  |  | 108,840 |
Due after ten years (1) |  |  | 984,436 |  |  |  | 935,545 |
Total |  | $ | 1,637,965 |  |  | $ | 1,586,668 |
Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block] |
|  | As of December 31, 2013 |
|  | Temporarily Impaired Securities |
|  | Less than 12 months |  |  | 12 months or longer |  |  | Total |
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | No. of Issuances |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | No. of Issuances |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | No. of Issuances |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Securities Available-for-Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasury securities |  | $ | 75,064 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 75,064 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 792,012 |  |  |  | 64,526 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 272 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 792,284 |  |  |  | 64,528 |  |  |  | 32 |
Mortgage-backed securities-Non-agency |  |  | 94 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 94 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 301 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 369 |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 5 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  | 9,970 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 100,081 |  |  |  | 4,919 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 110,051 |  |  |  | 4,949 |  |  |  | 9 |
Mutual funds |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,724 |  |  |  | 275 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 5,724 |  |  |  | 275 |  |  |  | 1 |
Total securities available-for-sale |  | $ | 877,208 |  |  | $ | 64,562 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  | $ | 106,378 |  |  | $ | 5,246 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  | $ | 983,586 |  |  | $ | 69,808 |  |  |  | 49 |
|  | As of December 31, 2012 |
|  | Temporarily Impaired Securities |
|  | Less than 12 months |  |  | 12 months or longer |  |  | Total |
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | No. of Issuances |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | No. of Issuances |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | No. of Issuances |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Securities Held-to-Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total securities held-to-maturity |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | - |
Securities Available-for-Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasury securities |  | $ | 49,969 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 49,969 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | 1 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 231 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 401 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 8 |
Mortgage-backed securities-Non-agency |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 439 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 439 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 4 |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 141 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 141 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  | 52,468 |  |  |  | 2,532 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 253,430 |  |  |  | 11,570 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 305,898 |  |  |  | 14,102 |  |  |  | 26 |
Total securities available-for-sale |  | $ | 102,668 |  |  | $ | 2,538 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | $ | 254,276 |  |  | $ | 11,612 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  | $ | 356,944 |  |  | $ | 14,150 |  |  |  | 41 |

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