Note 5 - Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

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)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net income	$	69,757	$	49,746	$	207,237	$	150,102
Weighted-average shares:
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		81,311,899		80,665,398		81,224,555		80,073,249
Dilutive effect of weighted-average outstanding common share equivalents
Warrants		234,105		399,957		268,988		409,019
Options		-		19,221		-		25,706
Restricted stock units		309,267		320,278		277,331		289,205
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		81,855,271		81,404,854		81,770,874		80,797,179
Average stock options and restricted stock units with anti-dilutive effect		1,854		-		15,625		6,561
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.86	$	0.62	$	2.55	$	1.87
Diluted	$	0.85	$	0.61	$	2.53	$	1.86