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Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]    
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired 914,671us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 836,092us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share $ 19.29us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare $ 15.73us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount $ 635,199us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1  
Common Stock [Member] | Shareholder Rights Plan [Member]    
Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]    
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights 1us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
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/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Common Stock Equivalent [Member] | Shareholder Rights Plan [Member]    
Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]    
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights 1us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
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= ffic_ShareholderRightsPlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= ffic_CommnStockEquivalentMember
 
Shareholder Rights Plan [Member]    
Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]    
Number of Rights To Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock Per Common Stock Owned 1ffic_NumberOfRightsToPurchaseSeriesAJuniorParticipatingPreferredStockPerCommonStockOwned
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ffic_ShareholderRightsPlanMember
 
Purchase Price of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, Per Right To Purchase 65ffic_PurchasePriceOfSeriesAJuniorParticipatingPreferredStockPerRightToPurchase
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ffic_ShareholderRightsPlanMember
 
Percentage Ownership of Holding Company's Common Stock At Which Rights Become Exercisable 15.00%ffic_PercentageOwnershipOfHoldingCompanysCommonStockAtWhichRightsBecomeExercisable
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ffic_ShareholderRightsPlanMember
 
Percentage of Common Stock Prior To Acquisition 50.00%ffic_PercentageOfCommonStockPriorToAcquisition
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ffic_ShareholderRightsPlanMember
 
Percentage of Assets or Earning Power Sold 50.00%ffic_PerentageOfAssetsOrEarningPowerSold
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ffic_ShareholderRightsPlanMember
 
Available to Distribute to the Holding Company as Cash Dividends [Member]    
Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]    
Retained Earnings, Unappropriated 60,400,000us-gaap_RetainedEarningsUnappropriated
/ us-gaap_ShareholdersEquityClassAxis
= ffic_AvailableToDistributeToTheHoldingCompanyAsCashDividendsMember
 
Savings Bank [Member]    
Note 13 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]    
Liquidation Account, Conversion From Mutual to Stock Form $ 1,000,000ffic_LiquidationAccountConversionFromMutualToStockForm
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= ffic_SavingsBankMember