Note 4 - Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Net income	$	46,090	$	38,483	$	127,084	$	119,663
Weighted-average shares:
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		78,865,860		81,475,288		79,147,839		80,422,711
Dilutive effect of weighted-average outstanding common share equivalents
Warrants		569,949		606,803		520,686		507,002
Options		95,850		123,910		90,461		124,135
Restricted stock units		165,410		79,477		143,860		51,343
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		79,697,069		82,285,478		79,902,846		81,105,191
Average stock options and warrants with anti-dilutive effect		207,183		760,291		247,974		1,082,400
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.58	$	0.47	$	1.61	$	1.49
Diluted	$	0.58	$	0.47	$	1.59	$	1.48