Note 22 - Parent Company Only Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

Condensed Statements of Financial Condition	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	7,749		$	16,525
Securities available for sale:
Other securities ($864 and $2,562 at fair value pursuant to the fair value option at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)		1,156			2,849
Interest receivable		4			4
Investment in subsidiaries		482,996			449,580
Goodwill		2,185			2,185
Other assets		4,402			4,354
Total assets	$	498,492		$	475,497
Liabilities:
Borrowings (at fair value pursuant to the fair value option at December 31, 2014 and 2013)	$	28,770		$	29,570
Other liabilities		13,475			13,395
Total liabilities		42,245			42,965
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock		-			-
Common stock		315			315
Additional paid-in capital		206,437			201,902
Treasury stock, at average cost (2,126,772 shares and 1,407,343 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)		(37,221	)		(22,053	)
Retained earnings		289,623			263,743
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		(2,907	)		(11,375	)
Total equity		456,247			432,532
Total liabilities and equity	$	498,492		$	475,497

Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

	For the years ended December 31,
Condensed Statements of Income	2014			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Dividends from the Bank	$	20,000		$	20,000		$	20,000
Interest income		512			590			694
Interest expense		(1,039	)		(1,066	)		(2,957	)
Gain on sale of securities		-			17			-
Net gain (loss) from fair value adjustments		779			(5,475	)		1,991
Other operating expenses		(786	)		(621	)		(730	)
Income before taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary		19,466			13,445			18,998
Income tax benefit		668			2,857			498
Income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary		20,134			16,302			19,496
Equity in undistributed earnings of the Bank		24,105			21,450			14,835
Net income	$	44,239		$	37,752		$	34,331

Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]

	For the years ended December 31,
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows	2014			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Operating activities:
Net income	$	44,239		$	37,752		$	34,331
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in undistributed earnings of the Bank		(24,105	)		(21,450	)		(14,835	)
Net gain on sale of securities		-			(17	)		-
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision		17			(2,348	)		858
Fair value adjustments for financial assets and financial liabilities		(779	)		5,475			(1,991	)
Stock based compensation expense		4,246			3,068			3,105
Net change in operating assets and liabilities		2,088			1,746			1,287
Net cash provided by operating activities		25,706			24,226			22,755
Investing activities:
Purchases of securities available for sale		(22	)		(23	)		(29	)
Proceeds from sales and calls of securities available for sale		1,699			517			-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		1,677			494			(29	)
Financing activities:
Purchase of treasury stock		(18,872	)		(14,151	)		(5,622	)
Cash dividends paid		(17,852	)		(15,618	)		(15,817	)
Stock options exercised		565			533			956
Net cash used in  financing activities		(36,159	)		(29,236	)		(20,483	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(8,776	)		(4,516	)		2,243
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		16,525			21,041			18,798
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	7,749		$	16,525		$	21,041