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Note 7 - Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructuring Activity (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Accruing Troubled Debt Restructuring [Member]    
Note 7 - Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructuring Activity [Line Items]    
Beginning balance $ 104,356,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
$ 117,597,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
New restructurings 10,628,000caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsNewRestructurings
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
7,375,000caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsNewRestructurings
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Restructured loans restored to accrual status   962,000caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsRestructuredLoansRestoredToAccrualStatus
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Charge-offs (148,000)us-gaap_FinancingReceivablesImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringWriteDown
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
 
Payments (4,254,000)caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsPaymentsReceivedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
(7,012,000)caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsPaymentsReceivedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Restructured loans placed on nonaccrual (10,189,000)caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsRestructuredLoansPlacedOnNonaccrual
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
 
Ending balance 100,393,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
118,922,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_AccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Non Accruing Troubled Debt Restructuring [Member]    
Note 7 - Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructuring Activity [Line Items]    
Beginning balance 41,618,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
38,769,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
New restructurings 209,000caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsNewRestructurings
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
1,539,000caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsNewRestructurings
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Restructured loans restored to accrual status   (962,000)caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsRestructuredLoansRestoredToAccrualStatus
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Charge-offs (2,754,000)us-gaap_FinancingReceivablesImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringWriteDown
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
(4,000)us-gaap_FinancingReceivablesImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringWriteDown
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Payments (4,721,000)caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsPaymentsReceivedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
(1,545,000)caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsPaymentsReceivedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
Restructured loans placed on nonaccrual 10,189,000caty_TroubledDebtRestructuringsRestructuredLoansPlacedOnNonaccrual
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
 
Ending balance $ 44,541,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember
$ 37,797,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestment
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= caty_NonAccruingTroubledDebtRestructuringMember