Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule Of Current And Deferred Income Tax Expense

	2011		2010			2009
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	26,548	$	16,496		$	(25,226	)
State		10,905		7,379			429
	$	37,453	$	23,875		$	(24,797	)
Deferred:
Federal		10,133		(28,600	)		(26,367	)
State		3,675		(9,904	)		(10,748	)
	$	13,808	$	(38,504	)	$	(37,115	)
Total income tax (benefit)/expense	$	51,261	$	(14,629	)	$	(61,912	)

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Deferred Tax Assets
Loan loss allowance, due to differences in computation of bad debts	$	109,686		$	122,691
Write-down on equity securities		3,609			3,714
Stock option compensation expense		16,048			15,748
State tax		3,744			1,903
Non-accrual interest		2,048			4,004
Write-down on other real estate owned		14,148			16,374
Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps		1,097			2,709
Unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale, net		6,311			741
Other, net		3,536			3,079
Gross deferred tax assets		160,227			170,963
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Core deposit intangibles		(3,919	)		(6,282	)
Investment in aircraft financing trust and venture capital partnerships		(21,628	)		(21,329	)
Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank common stock		(2,788	)		(4,035	)
Other, net		(5,646	)		(4,876	)
Gross deferred tax liabilities		(33,981	)		(36,522	)
Valuation allowance		(2,533	)		(2,533	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	123,713		$	131,908

Schedule Of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reconciliation

	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of year	$	519		$	2,593
Expiration of statute of limitations		—			(508	)
Federal impact of state payments		—			843
Payments		(86	)		(2,409	)
Increases for tax positions of prior years.		75			—
Balance, end of year	$	508		$	519

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

	2011					2010					2009
	(In thousands)
Tax provision at Federal statutory rate	$	52,994		35.0	%	$	(1,072	)	35.0	%	$	(45,042	)	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit		9,477		6.3			(1,641	)	53.5			(6,175	)	4.8
Interest on obligations of state and political subdivisions, which are exempt from Federal taxation		(1,476	)	(1.0	)		(299	)	9.8			(267	)	0.2
Low income housing and other tax credits		(10,087	)	(6.6	)		(11,220	)	366.2			(10,575	)	8.2
Other, net		353		0.2			(397	)	13.0			147		(0.1	)
Total income tax (benefit)/expense	$	51,261		33.9	%	$	(14,629	)	477.5	%	$	(61,912	)	48.1	%