Note 6 - Debt and Equity Securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Note 6 - Debt and Equity Securities (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In thousands)
Corporate	$	100,362	$	101,711	$	2,316	$	967
Municipals		127,967		123,423		93		4,637
Mutual funds		21,565		21,565		-		-
Other		18,160		14,935		-		3,225
Total other securities		268,054		261,634		2,409		8,829
REMIC and CMO		494,984		489,670		6,516		11,830
GNMA		38,974		40,874		2,325		425
FNMA		217,615		212,322		2,233		7,526
FHLMC		13,297		13,290		226		233
Total mortgage-backed securities		764,870		756,156		11,300		20,014
Total securities available for sale	$	1,032,924	$	1,017,790	$	13,709	$	28,843

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In thousands)
U.S. government agencies	$	31,409	$	31,513	$	104	$	-
Corporate		83,389		87,485		4,096		-
Municipals		74,228		75,297		1,152		83
Mutual funds		21,843		21,843		-		-
Other		17,797		13,315		17		4,499
Total other securities		228,666		229,453		5,369		4,582
REMIC and CMO		453,468		474,050		23,690		3,108
GNMA		43,211		46,932		3,721		-
FNMA		168,040		175,929		7,971		82
FHLMC		22,562		23,202		640		-
Total mortgage-backed securities		687,281		720,113		36,022		3,190
Total securities available for sale	$	915,947	$	949,566	$	41,391	$	7,772

Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

	Total				Less than 12 months				12 months or more
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(In thousands)
Corporate	$	39,033	$	967	$	39,033	$	967	$	-	$	-
Municipals		100,875		4,637		95,958		4,187		4,917		450
Other		6,337		3,225		-		-		6,337		3,225
Total other securities		146,245		8,829		134,991		5,154		11,254		3,675
REMIC and CMO		298,165		11,830		279,743		10,650		18,422		1,180
GNMA		9,213		425		9,213		425		-		-
FNMA		139,999		7,526		131,248		6,654		8,751		872
FHLMC		7,478		233		7,478		233		-		-
Total mortgage-backed  securities		454,855		20,014		427,682		17,962		27,173		2,052
Total securities available for sale	$	601,100	$	28,843	$	562,673	$	23,116	$	38,427	$	5,727

	Total				Less than 12 months				12 months or more
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(In thousands)
Municipals	$	9,782	$	83	$	9,782	$	83	$	-	$	-
Other		5,064		4,499		-		-		5,064		4,499
Total other securities		14,846		4,582		9,782		83		5,064		4,499
REMIC and CMO		64,126		3,108		40,651		155		23,475		2,953
FNMA		10,331		82		10,331		82		-		-
Total mortgage-backed  securities		74,457		3,190		50,982		237		23,475		2,953
Total securities available for sale	$	89,303	$	7,772	$	60,764	$	320	$	28,539	$	7,452

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses Recorded In AOCI		Ending Credit Loss Amount
Trust preferred securities (1)	$	9,262	$	6,050	$	3,212	$	3,738
Total	$	9,262	$	6,050	$	3,212	$	3,738

Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Table Text Block]

	For the years ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Beginning balance	$	6,178		$	6,922		$	7,011
Recognition of actual losses		(842	)		(1,271	)		(1,667	)
OTTI charges due to credit loss recorded in earnings		1,419			776			1,578
Securities sold during the period		(3,017	)		(249	)		-
Securities where there is an intent to sell or requirement to sell		-			-			-
Ending balance	$	3,738		$	6,178		$	6,922

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	32,424	$	32,561
Due after one year through five years		30,945		32,462
Due after five years through ten years		64,075		63,367
Due after ten years		140,610		133,244
Total other securities		268,054		261,634
Mortgage-backed securities		764,870		756,156
Total securities available for sale	$	1,032,924	$	1,017,790

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]

	For the years ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Gross gains from the sale of securities	$	5,222		$	154		$	-
Gross losses from the sale of securities		(2,201	)		(107	)		-
Net gains from the sale of securities	$	3,021		$	47		$	-

Trust Preferred Securities [Member]

Note 6 - Debt and Equity Securities (Tables) [Line Items]

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

											Deferrals/Defaults
Issuer Type	Class		Performing Banks		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Cumulative Credit Related OTTI		Actual as a Percentage of Original Security			Expected Percentage of Performing Collateral			Current Lowest Rating
(Dollars in thousands)
Single issuer		n/a		1		300		287		-	None			None			BB-
Pooled issuer		B1		16		5,617		3,200		2,196		23.4	%		0.0	%	C
Pooled issuer		C1		16		3,645		2,850		1,542		21.3	%		1.5	%	C
Total					$	9,562	$	6,337	$	3,738