Other assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Net deferred tax assets (net of valuation allowance)	$	545,859	$	429,691
Investments under the equity method		218,045		313,152
Bank-owned life insurance program		232,499		238,077
Prepaid FDIC insurance assessment		30,053		58,082
Prepaid taxes		99,500		17,441
Other prepaid expenses		60,841		59,894
Derivative assets		49,879		61,886
Trades receivables from brokers and counterparties		287,322		69,535
Others		200,929		214,635
Total other assets	$	1,724,927	$	1,462,393