Net income per common share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted Table Text Block

		Quarters ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share information)		2017		2016
Net income	$	92,945	$	84,999
Preferred stock dividends		(931)		(931)
Net income applicable to common stock	$	92,014	$	84,068
Average common shares outstanding		102,932,989		103,188,815
Average potential dilutive common shares		180,906		80,998
Average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution		103,113,895		103,269,813
Basic EPS	$	0.89	$	0.81
Diluted EPS	$	0.89	$	0.81