Net income per common share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted Table Text Block

		Quarters ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share information)		2018		2017
Net income	$	91,324	$	92,945
Preferred stock dividends		(931)		(931)
Net income applicable to common stock	$	90,393	$	92,014
Average common shares outstanding		101,696,343		102,932,989
Average potential dilutive common shares		140,869		180,906
Average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution		101,837,212		103,113,895
Basic EPS	$	0.89	$	0.89
Diluted EPS	$	0.89	$	0.89