Derivative Instruments and hedging activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

		Notional amount			Derivative assets					Derivative liabilities
					Statement of		Fair value at			Statement of		Fair value at
		At December 31,			condition		December 31,			condition		December 31,
(In thousands)		2012		2011	classification		2012		2011	classification		2012		2011
Derivatives designated as
hedging instruments:
Forward contracts	$	281,000	$	137,301	Other assets	$	31	$	6	Other liabilities	$	521	$	1,179
Total derivatives designated
as hedging instruments	$	281,000	$	137,301		$	31	$	6		$	521	$	1,179
Derivatives not designated
as hedging instruments:
Forward contracts	$	53,100	$	114,809	Trading account securities	$	10	$	1	Other liabilities	$	18	$	236
Interest rate swaps		766,668		1,351,386	Other assets		28,136		51,078	Other liabilities		31,008		56,963
Foreign currency forward contracts		143		1,006	Other assets		2		20	Other liabilities		1		14
Interest rate floors		-		22,664	Other assets		-		233	Other liabilities		-		233
Indexed options on deposits		86,389		73,224	Other assets		13,756		10,549	-		-		-
Bifurcated embedded options		83,620		82,154	-		-		-	Interest bearing deposits		11,037		8,075
Total derivatives not
designated as
hedging instruments:	$	989,920	$	1,645,243		$	41,904	$	61,881		$	42,064	$	65,521
Total derivative assets
and liabilities	$	1,270,920	$	1,782,544		$	41,935	$	61,887		$	42,585	$	66,700

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

Year ended December 31, 2012
(In thousands)	Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives (effective portion)		Classification in the statement of operations of the net gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion, ineffective portion, and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	Amount of net gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion)		Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)
Forward contracts	$	(13,509)	Trading account profit	$	(14,119)	$	(44)
Total	$	(13,509)		$	(14,119)	$	(44)

Year ended December 31, 2011
(In thousands)	Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives (effective portion)		Classification in the statement of operations of the net gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion, ineffective portion, and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	Amount of net gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion)		Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)
Forward contracts	$	(11,678)	Trading account profit	$	(9,686)	$	(116)
Total	$	(11,678)		$	(9,686)	$	(116)

Year ended December 31, 2010
(In thousands)	Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives (effective portion)		Classification in the statement of operations of the net gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion, ineffective portion, and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	Amount of net gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion)		Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)
Forward contracts	$	(6,697)	Trading account profit	$	(6,433)	$	-
Total	$	(6,697)		$	(6,433)	$	-

Schedule of Derivative Instruments Included in Trading Activities [Table Text Block]

	Amount of Net Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
		Year ended		Year ended		Year ended
	Classification of Net Gain (Loss)	December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
(In thousands)	Recognized in Income on Derivatives	2012		2011		2010
Forward contracts	Trading account profit	$	(8,046)	$	(32,517)	$	(10,172)
Interest rate swaps	Other operating income		2,953		(1,382)		(910)
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other operating income		31		23		10
Foreign currency forward contracts	Interest expense		(5)		3		3
Indexed options on deposits	Interest expense		1,965		(20)		1,247
Bifurcated embedded options	Interest expense		(1,735)		920		408
Total		$	(4,837)	$	(32,973)	$	(9,414)