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Note 10 - Borrowed Funds (Details) - Callable Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase (Callable [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Note 10 - Borrowed Funds (Details) - Callable Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items] |
No. of agreements | 5 caty_NumberOfSecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase
Amount (in Dollars) | $ 250,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Weighted average rate | 4.70%caty_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseWeightedAverageInterestRate
Callable Securities [Member] | Fixed to Floating Fifty Million With One Agreement at Three Point Five Percent [Member] |
Note 10 - Borrowed Funds (Details) - Callable Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items] |
Maximum rate | 3.50%caty_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementToRepurchaseInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMaximum / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis = caty_FixedToFloatingFiftyMillionWithOneAgreementAtThreePointFivePercentMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = caty_CallableSecuritiesMember / caty_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAxis = caty_CallableMember
Minimum rate | 0.00%caty_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementToRepurchaseInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMinimum / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis = caty_FixedToFloatingFiftyMillionWithOneAgreementAtThreePointFivePercentMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = caty_CallableSecuritiesMember / caty_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAxis = caty_CallableMember
No. of agreements | 1 caty_NumberOfSecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis = caty_FixedToFloatingFiftyMillionWithOneAgreementAtThreePointFivePercentMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = caty_CallableSecuritiesMember / caty_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAxis = caty_CallableMember
Amount (in Dollars) | 50,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis = caty_FixedToFloatingFiftyMillionWithOneAgreementAtThreePointFivePercentMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = caty_CallableSecuritiesMember / caty_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAxis = caty_CallableMember
Weighted average rate | 3.50%caty_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis = caty_FixedToFloatingFiftyMillionWithOneAgreementAtThreePointFivePercentMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = caty_CallableSecuritiesMember / caty_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAxis = caty_CallableMember
Final maturity | 2015
Callable Securities [Member] | Floating to Fixed Rate Agreements Totaling $200 Million [Member] |
Note 10 - Borrowed Funds (Details) - Callable Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items] |
No. of agreements | 4 caty_NumberOfSecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis = caty_FloatingToFixedRateAgreementsTotaling200MillionMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = caty_CallableSecuritiesMember / caty_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAxis = caty_CallableMember
Amount (in Dollars) | $ 200,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis = caty_FloatingToFixedRateAgreementsTotaling200MillionMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = caty_CallableSecuritiesMember / caty_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAxis = caty_CallableMember
Weighted average rate | 5.00%caty_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis = caty_FloatingToFixedRateAgreementsTotaling200MillionMember / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = caty_CallableSecuritiesMember / caty_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAxis = caty_CallableMember
Final maturity | 2017

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- Definition The total number of securities callable or non callable sold under agreement to repurchase. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28551-108399 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 55 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34725769&loc=d3e28878-108400 + Details
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