Note 7 - Premises, Furniture, and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2011			2010
Land	$	50,895		$	48,506
Premises		147,065			158,889
Furniture and equipment		72,279			76,734
Total cost		270,239			284,129
Accumulated depreciation		(143,195	)		(143,222	)
Net book value of premises, furniture, and equipment held-for-investment		127,044			140,907
Assets held-for-sale		7,933			-
Total premises, furniture, and equipment	$	134,977		$	140,907

Schedule Of Depreciation Expense For Property Plant And Equipment [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Depreciation expense on premises, furniture, and equipment	$	10,995	$	11,397	$	10,917

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]

	Total
Year ending December 31,
2012	$	3,627
2013		3,858
2014		2,441
2015		2,214
2016		2,184
2017 and thereafter		5,552
Total minimum lease payments	$	19,876

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Rental expense charged to operations (1)	$	4,193	$	3,244	$	3,314
Rental income from premises leased to others (2)	$	1,136	$	1,144	$	533