Other assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Other assets

Note 11−Other assets

The caption of other assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition consists of the following major categories:

(In thousands)	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Net deferred tax assets (net of valuation allowance)	$	572,744	$	429,691
Investments under the equity method		223,960		313,152
Bank-owned life insurance program		231,428		238,077
Prepaid FDIC insurance assessment		32,617		58,082
Prepaid taxes		107,827		17,441
Other prepaid expenses		56,063		59,894
Derivative assets		53,244		61,886
Trades receivables from brokers and counterparties		87,774		69,535
Others		212,137		214,635
Total other assets	$	1,577,794	$	1,462,393