Note 7 - Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

December 31, 2010	$	121,673
September 30, 2011	$	121,673

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

	At September 30,					At December 31,
	2011					2010
	(In thousands)
	Gross					Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amortization
Core deposit intangibles	$	56,808	$	(28,750	)	$	56,808	$	(24,719	)
Merchant draft processing intangible		10,300		(8,259	)		10,300		(7,785	)
Total identifiable intangible assets	$	67,108	$	(37,009	)	$	67,108	$	(32,504	)

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

	At September 30, 2011
			Merchant
	Core		Draft
	Deposit		Processing
	Intangibles		Intangible		Total
	(In thousands)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (actual)	$	4,031	$	474	$	4,505
Estimate for the year ended December 31, 2011		5,351		624		5,975
2012		4,868		500		5,368
2013		4,304		400		4,704
2014		3,946		324		4,270
2015		3,594		262		3,856
2016		3,292		212		3,504