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Note 16 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]      
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $ 1,634,246,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest   $ 1,602,888,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Increase (Decrease) in Total Equity 31,400,000caty_IncreaseDecreaseInTotalEquity    
Percentage Change in Total Equity 2.00%caty_PercentageChangeInTotalEquity    
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent 35,980,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 31,259,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax 4,923,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 7,639,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax  
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash $ 8,000,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash