CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 196,277	$ 177,083
Interest bearing deposits		104,431	70,636
Total cash and cash equivalents		300,708	247,719
Securities—trading, amortized cost $30,187 and $30,154, respectively		24,753	24,568
Securities—available-for-sale, amortized cost $1,226,747 and $806,336, respectively		1,223,764	800,917
Securities—held-to-maturity, fair value $269,402 and $270,528, respectively		266,391	267,873
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock		10,334	12,506
Loans held for sale (includes $7,282 and $9,600, at fair value, respectively)		86,707	246,353
Loans receivable		7,421,255	7,451,148
Allowance for loan losses		86,527	85,997
Net loans		7,334,728	7,365,151
Accrued interest receivable		30,312	30,178
Real estate owned (REO), held for sale, net		3,040	11,081
Property and equipment, net		162,467	166,481
Goodwill		244,583	244,583
Other intangibles, net		28,488	30,162
Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)		159,948	158,936
Deferred tax assets, net		124,069	127,694
Other assets		68,086	59,466
Total assets		10,068,378	9,793,668
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing		3,213,044	3,140,451
Interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts		4,064,198	3,935,630
Interest-bearing certificates	[1]	1,144,718	1,045,333
Total deposits		8,421,960	8,121,414
Advances from FHLB at fair value		213	54,216
Other borrowings		120,245	105,685
Junior subordinated debentures at fair value (issued in connection with Trust Preferred Securities)		96,040	95,200
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		66,201	71,369
Deferred compensation		40,315	40,074
Total liabilities		8,744,974	8,487,958
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value per share, 500,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016		0	0
Retained earnings		110,783	95,328
Carrying value of shares held in trust for stock related compensation plans		7,283	7,283
Liability for common stock issued to deferred, stock related, compensation plans		7,283	7,283
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,896)	(3,455)
Total shareholders' equity		1,323,404	1,305,710
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity		10,068,378	9,793,668
Voting Common Stock [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock and paid in capital		1,214,045	1,213,225
Nonvoting Common Stock [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock and paid in capital		$ 472	$ 612

[1] Certificates of deposit include $293,000 and $426,000 of acquisition premiums at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.