CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 50,037	$ 11,778
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net gain on investment and mortgage backed securities sold	0	(1,388)
Net gain on trading securities	(6)	(62)
Net gain on the sale of OREO	(40)	0
Net gain on the sale of premises held for sale	(68,187)	0
Net depreciation, amortization and accretion	536	834
Stock plan compensation (excluding ESOP)	438	517
ESOP compensation expense	357	305
Credit for loan losses	(21)	(172)
Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI	(560)	(606)
Deferred income tax provision	456	1,532
Excess tax benefit from stock benefit plans	0	27
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease(Increase) in other assets	317	(1,452)
Increase(Decrease) in other liabilities	23,921	(884)
Net cash provided by operating Activities	7,248	10,429
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities held-to-maturity	0	84
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale	0	70
Proceeds from sale of mortgage backed securities available for sale	0	24,307
Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale	(17)	(8)
Purchases of mortgage backed securities available-for-sale	0	0
Acquisition of trading securities	(161)	(126)
Principal collected on mortgage backed securities available-for-sale	14	1,551
Proceeds from the sale of loans	0	2,330
Purchases of loans	(152,637)	0
Loans originated, net of repayments	(207,214)	(118,021)
Net proceeds from the sale of premises held for sale	75,899	0
Proceeds from the sale of OREO	170	0
Net Disposals (Purchases) of fixed assets	523	(257)
(Purchase) Redemption of FHLBNY capital stock	(4,968)	5,625
Net cash used in Investing Activities	(288,391)	(84,445)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in due to depositors	255,446	182,642
Increase in escrow and other deposits	49,185	22,555
Repayments of FHLBNY advances	(1,367,500)	(563,000)
Proceeds from FHLBNY advances	1,477,900	438,000
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	149
Excess tax benefit of stock benefit plans	0	(27)
Treasury shares repurchased	0	(300)
Cash dividends paid to stockholders	(5,125)	(5,041)
Net cash provided by Financing Activities	409,906	74,978
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	128,763	962
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	64,154	78,437
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	192,917	79,399
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for income taxes	9,050	4,457
Cash paid for interest	11,861	12,887
Loans transferred to OREO	0	130
Transfer of premises to held for sale	1,379	0
Amortization of unrealized loss on securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity	11	24
Net decrease in non-credit component of OTTI	$ 8	$ 8