Notes Payable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Notes Payable [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)		2012		2011
Advances with the FHLB with maturities ranging from 2013 to 2021 paying interest at monthly fixed
	rates ranging from 0.63% to 4.95% ( 2011 - 0.66% to 4.95%)	$	577,490	$	642,568
Term notes with maturities ranging from 2013 to 2016 paying interest semiannually
	at fixed rates ranging from 5.25% to 7.86% ( 2011 - 5.25% to 7.86%)		236,620		278,309
Term notes with maturities ranging from 2013 to 2014 paying interest
	monthly at a floating rate of 3.00% over the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rate		133		588
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (related to trust preferred
	securities) with maturities ranging from 2027 to 2034 with fixed interest		439,800		439,800
	rates ranging from 6.125% to 8.327% (Refer to Note 22)
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (related to trust preferred
	securities) ($936,000 less discount of $436,530 as of 2012 and $465,963 at
	2011) with no stated maturity and a contractual fixed interest rate of 5.00% until, but
	excluding December 5, 2013 and 9.00% thereafter (Refer to Note 22)[1]		499,470		470,037
Others			24,208		25,070
Total notes payable		$	1,777,721	$	1,856,372

Maturity Distribution Of Debt Securities [Text Block]

Year	(In thousands)
2013	$	98,831
2014		189,440
2015		41,107
2016		311,500
2017		103,139
Later years		534,234
No stated maturity		936,000
Subtotal		2,214,251
Less: Discount		436,530
Total notes payable	$	1,777,721