Note 12 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

	As of June 30, 2012				As of December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Financial Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	134,744	$	134,744	$	117,888	$	117,888
Short-term investments		513,636		513,636		294,956		294,956
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		10,000		10,000		-		-
Securities held-to-maturity		1,019,977		1,073,077		1,153,504		1,203,977
Securities available-for-sale		1,166,783		1,166,783		1,294,478		1,294,478
Trading securities		104,465		104,465		4,542		4,542
Loans held-for-sale		500		500		760		760
Loans, net		6,842,554		6,799,987		6,844,483		6,825,571
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock		47,966		47,966		52,989		52,989
Warrants		169		169		218		218

	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Notional Amount		Fair Value
Option contracts	$	862	$	4	$	3,026	$	34
Foreign exchange contracts		204,813		1,910		238,581		2,151

	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial Liabilities
Deposits	$	7,384,233	$	7,392,033	$	7,229,131	$	7,240,857
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		1,400,000		1,533,780		1,400,000		1,547,900
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		21,200		21,597		225,000		227,825
Other borrowings		18,834		18,834		19,800		19,801
Long-term debt		171,136		96,681		171,136		98,676

	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Notional Amount		Fair Value
Option contracts	$	205	$	1	$	1,282	$	5
Interest rate swaps		300,000		742		300,000		2,634
Foreign exchange contracts		154,267		1,089		128,215		486

	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Notional Amount		Fair Value
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments
Commitments to extend credit	$	1,718,710	$	(1,587	)	$	1,626,523	$	(1,253	)
Standby letters of credit		54,110		(188	)		62,076		(367	)
Other letters of credit		77,252		(37	)		64,233		(38	)
Bill of lading guarantees		143		-			187		-