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Note 7 - Investments in Affordable Housing (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Note 7 - Investments in Affordable Housing (Details) [Line Items]      
Affordable Housing Investments $ 104,579,000caty_AffordableHousingInvestments $ 84,108,000caty_AffordableHousingInvestments  
Number of Limited Partnerships in Housing Investments 7caty_NumberOfLimitedPartnershipsInHousingInvestments 7caty_NumberOfLimitedPartnershipsInHousingInvestments  
Increase in Total Assets and Liabilities from Consolidating Affordable Housing Equity Interest 24,800,000caty_IncreaseInTotalAssetsAndLiabilitiesFromConsolidatingAffordableHousingEquityInterest 23,800,000caty_IncreaseInTotalAssetsAndLiabilitiesFromConsolidatingAffordableHousingEquityInterest  
Other Borrowings from Consolidating Affordable Housing Equity Interest 19,900,000caty_OtherBorrowingsFromConsolidatingAffordableHousingEquityInterest 19,100,000caty_OtherBorrowingsFromConsolidatingAffordableHousingEquityInterest  
Other Liabilities from Affordable Housing Unfunded Commitments 22,000,000caty_OtherLiabilitiesFromAffordableHousingUnfundedCommitments 7,000,000caty_OtherLiabilitiesFromAffordableHousingUnfundedCommitments  
Minimum Compliance Period Tax Credits Investments in Affordable Housing 15 years    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Investment, Amount 10,200,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsInvestment 9,800,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsInvestment 9,200,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsInvestment
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Affordable Housing Limited Partnerships [Member]      
Note 7 - Investments in Affordable Housing (Details) [Line Items]      
Remaining and Future Available Tax Credit 57,700,000caty_RemainingAndFutureAvailableTaxCredit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= caty_AffordableHousingLimitedPartnershipsMember
   
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Affordable Housing Limited Partnerships [Member]      
Note 7 - Investments in Affordable Housing (Details) [Line Items]      
Remaining and Future Available Tax Credit $ 1,400,000caty_RemainingAndFutureAvailableTaxCredit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= caty_AffordableHousingLimitedPartnershipsMember