QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited)

Schedule of quarterly financial information (unaudited)

	Quarters Ended
	December 31,			September 30,			June 30,		March 31,
	(In thousands, except per share data)
2011
Interest and dividend income	$	268,904		$	282,741		$	274,468	$	254,335
Interest expense		39,830			44,959			47,132		45,501
Net interest income		229,074			237,782			227,336		208,834
Provision for loan losses		20,000			22,000			26,500		26,506
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		209,074			215,782			200,836		182,328
Noninterest income (loss)		937			(13,545	)		12,491		11,041
Noninterest expense		106,672			104,552			117,597		106,789
Income before provision for income taxes		103,339			97,685			95,730		86,580
Provision for income taxes		37,133			35,253			35,205		30,509
Net income	$	66,206		$	62,432		$	60,525	$	56,071
Preferred stock dividends and amortization of preferred stock discount		1,714			1,714			1,714		1,715
Net income available to common stockholders	$	64,492		$	60,718		$	58,811	$	54,356
Basic earnings per share	$	0.44		$	0.41		$	0.40	$	0.37
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.43		$	0.41		$	0.39	$	0.37
2010
Interest and dividend income	$	292,195		$	231,400		$	253,533	$	318,703
Interest expense		45,633			48,595			49,910		56,979
Net interest income		246,562			182,805			203,623		261,724
Provision for loan losses		29,834			38,648			55,256		76,421
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		216,728			144,157			148,367		185,303
Noninterest (loss) income		(17,279	)		29,315			35,685		(8,451	)
Noninterest expense		113,743			99,945			125,318		138,910
Income before provision for income taxes		85,706			73,527			58,734		37,942
Provision for income taxes		29,357			26,576			22,386		13,026
Net income	$	56,349		$	46,951		$	36,348	$	24,916
Preferred stock dividends and amortization of preferred stock discount		24,109			6,732			6,147		6,138
Net income available to common stockholders	$	32,240		$	40,219		$	30,201	$	18,778
Basic earnings per share	$	0.22		$	0.27		$	0.21	$	0.17
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.22		$	0.27		$	0.21	$	0.13