Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended June 30,						For the six months ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2016			2015			2016		2015
Federal:
Current	$	16,228		$	11,153		$	19,888	$	14,067
Deferred		(1,025	)		(3,998	)		62		(2,660	)
Total federal tax provision		15,203			7,155			19,950		11,407
State and Local:
Current		5,976			4,148			6,361		4,855
Deferred		(462	)		(1,782	)		21		(1,195	)
Total state and local tax provision		5,514			2,366			6,382		3,660
Total income tax provision	$	20,717		$	9,521		$	26,332	$	15,067

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	For the three months ended June 30,										For the six months ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2016					2015					2016					2015
Taxes at federal statutory rate	$	17,903		35.0	%	$	8,524		35.0	%	$	23,215		35.0	%	$	13,522		35.0	%
Increase (reduction) in taxes resulting from:
State and local income tax, net of Federal income tax benefit		3,584		7.0			1,538		6.3			4,148		6.3			2,379		6.2
Other		(770	)	(1.5	)		(541	)	(2.2	)		(1,031	)	(1.6	)		(834	)	(2.2	)
Taxes at effective rate	$	20,717		40.5	%	$	9,521		39.1	%	$	26,332		39.7	%	$	15,067		39.0	%