CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
Loans receivable, including fees	$ 253,542	$ 241,566
Investment securities	11,193	10,184
Resale agreements	6,677	4,849
Investment in FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock	795	1,236
Due from banks and short-term investments	3,965	5,426
Total interest and dividend income	276,172	263,261
INTEREST EXPENSE
Customer deposits	19,297	16,963
Short-term borrowings	9	0
FHLB advances	1,500	1,033
Repurchase agreements	1,926	8,406
Long-term debt	1,236	1,142
Total interest expense	23,968	27,544
Net interest income before provision for credit losses	252,204	235,717
Provision for credit losses	1,440	4,987
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	250,764	230,730
NONINTEREST INCOME
Branch fees	10,222	9,384
Letters of credit fees and foreign exchange income	9,553	8,706
Ancillary loan fees	3,577	2,656
Wealth management fees	3,051	5,179
Derivative commission income	3,466	5,306
Changes in FDIC indemnification asset and receivable/payable	0	(8,422)
Net gains on sales of loans	1,927	9,551
Net gains on sales of available-for-sale investment securities	3,842	4,404
Other fees and operating income	4,875	7,362
Total noninterest income	40,513	44,126
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and employee benefits	71,837	64,253
Occupancy and equipment expense	14,415	15,443
Amortization of tax credit and other investments	14,155	6,299
Amortization of premiums on deposits acquired	2,104	2,391
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments	5,418	5,656
Deposit related expenses	2,207	2,238
Other real estate owned (“OREO”) expense (income)	528	(1,026)
Legal expense	3,007	6,870
Data processing	2,688	2,617
Consulting expense	8,452	2,431
Other operating expense	21,795	20,858
Total noninterest expense	146,606	128,030
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	144,671	146,826
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	37,155	46,799
NET INCOME	$ 107,516	$ 100,027
EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)
BASIC (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.70
DILUTED (in dollars per share)	$ 0.74	$ 0.69
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
BASIC (in shares)	143,958	143,655
DILUTED (in shares)	144,803	144,349
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.2	$ 0.2