Note 11 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

As of March 31, 2012	Fair Value Measurements Using						Total at
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value
Assets	(In thousands)
Securities available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities	$	99,855	$	-	$	-	$	99,855
U.S. government sponsored entities		-		300,164		-		300,164
State and municipal securities		-		-		-		-
Mortgage-backed securities		-		502,395		-		502,395
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		14,663		-		14,663
Asset-backed securities		-		158		-		158
Corporate debt securities		-		387,351		-		387,351
Mutual funds		6,024		-		-		6,024
Preferred stock of government sponsored entities		-		1,625		-		1,625
Trust preferred securities		-		36,846		-		36,846
Other equity securities		4,661		-		-		4,661
Total securities available-for-sale		110,540		1,243,202		-		1,353,742
Trading securities		2		104,451		-		104,453
Warrants		-		-		163		163
Option contracts		-		25		-		25
Foreign exchange contracts		-		1,680		-		1,680
Total assets	$	110,542	$	1,349,358	$	163	$	1,460,063
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	1,845	$	-	$	1,845
Option contracts		-		1		-		1
Foreign exchange contracts		-		1,353		-		1,353
Total liabilities	$	-	$	3,199	$	-	$	3,199

As of December 31, 2011	Fair Value Measurements Using						Total at
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Fair Value
Assets	(In thousands)
Securities available-for-sale
U.S. government sponsored entities	$	-	$	501,226	$	-	$	501,226
State and municipal securities		-		1,928		-		1,928
Mortgage-backed securities		-		337,631		-		337,631
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		16,486		-		16,486
Asset-backed securities		-		166		-		166
Corporate debt securities		-		380,429		-		380,429
Mutual funds		6,035		-		-		6,035
Preferred stock of government sponsored entities		-		1,654		-		1,654
Trust preferred securities		-		45,963		-		45,963
Other equity securities		2,960		-		-		2,960
Total securities available-for-sale		8,995		1,285,483		-		1,294,478
Trading securities		2		4,540		-		4,542
Warrants		-		-		218		218
Option contracts		-		34		-		34
Foreign exchange contracts		-		2,151		-		2,151
Total assets	$	8,997	$	1,292,208	$	218	$	1,301,423
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	2,634	$	-	$	2,634
Option contracts		-		5		-		5
Foreign exchange contracts		-		486		-		486
Total liabilities	$	-	$	3,125	$	-	$	3,125

Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

	As of March 31, 2012								Total Losses
	Fair value measurements using						Total at		For the three months ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		fair value		March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011
Assets	(In thousands)
Impaired loans by type:
Commercial loans	$	-	$	-	$	16,056	$	16,056	$	859	$	675
Real estate loans		-		-		30,470		30,470		1,357		1,191
Land loans		-		-		1,191		1,191		-		84
Residential mortgage loans		-		-		11,566		11,566		526		142
Total impaired loans		-		-		59,283		59,283		2,742		2,092
Loans held-for-sale		-		-		3,709		3,709		-		-
Other real estate owned (1)		-		80,732		5,073		85,805		2,824		294
Investments in venture capital		-		-		8,822		8,822		137		273
Equity investments		323		-		-		323		-		-
Total assets	$	323	$	80,732	$	76,887	$	157,942	$	5,703	$	2,659

	As of December 31, 2011								Total Losses
	Fair value measurements using						Total		For the Twelve months ended
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		at Fair Value		December 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Assets	(In thousands)
Impaired loans by type:
Commercial loans	$	-	$	-	$	4,251	$	4,251	$	877	$	3,411
Construction- residential		-		-		-		-		-		1,295
Real estate loans		-		-		35,576		35,576		820		1,407
Land loans		-		-		611		611		46		1,003
Total impaired loans		-		-		40,438		40,438		1,743		7,116
Loans held-for-sale		-		-		760		760		-		3,160
Other real estate owned (1)		-		79,029		1,093		80,122		7,003		20,139
Investments in venture capital		-		-		8,693		8,693		379		760
Equity investments		323		-		-		323		200		304
Total assets	$	323	$	79,029	$	50,984	$	130,336	$	9,325	$	31,479