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Note 7 - Loans (Details) - Accruing Troubled Debt Restructurings (Accruing Troubled Debt Restructuring [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs $ 100,393us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment $ 104,356us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
Payment Deferral [Member] | Commercial Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 13,108us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_PaymentDeferralMember
11,572us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_PaymentDeferralMember
Payment Deferral [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 17,430us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_PaymentDeferralMember
20,543us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_PaymentDeferralMember
Payment Deferral [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 5,233us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_ResidentialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_PaymentDeferralMember
3,316us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_ResidentialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_PaymentDeferralMember
Payment Deferral [Member] | Real Estate Construction Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs   5,765us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_RealEstateConstructionLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_PaymentDeferralMember
Payment Deferral [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 35,771us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_PaymentDeferralMember
41,196us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_PaymentDeferralMember
Rate Reduction [Member] | Commercial Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 1,520us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionMember
 
Rate Reduction [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 6,101us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionMember
26,694us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionMember
Rate Reduction [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 1,008us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_ResidentialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionMember
 
Rate Reduction [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 8,629us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionMember
26,694us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionMember
Rate Reduction and Payment Deferral [Member] | Commercial Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 2,094us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndPaymentDeferralMember
4,934us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndPaymentDeferralMember
Rate Reduction and Payment Deferral [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 50,861us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndPaymentDeferralMember
26,351us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndPaymentDeferralMember
Rate Reduction and Payment Deferral [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 3,038us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_ResidentialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndPaymentDeferralMember
4,771us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_ResidentialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndPaymentDeferralMember
Rate Reduction and Payment Deferral [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 55,993us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndPaymentDeferralMember
36,056us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndPaymentDeferralMember
Rate Reduction and Forgiveness of Principal [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs   410us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_ResidentialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndForgivenessOfPrincipalMember
Rate Reduction and Forgiveness of Principal [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs   410us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_RateReductionAndForgivenessOfPrincipalMember
Commercial Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 16,722us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
16,506us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 74,392us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
73,588us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs 9,279us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_ResidentialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
8,497us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_ResidentialMortgageLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Real Estate Construction Loans [Member]    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Accruing TDRs   $ 5,765us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= caty_RealEstateConstructionLoansMember
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember