Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Cash and due from banks		$ 190,663	$ 199,693
Interest-bearing deposits		29,461	155,907
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value		2,991,091	2,984,631
Securities held-to-maturity (fair value of $4,125,125 and $3,961,534)		4,160,658	3,923,052
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock		194,646	188,347
Loans held for sale (valued under fair value option $60,260 and $0)		67,577	37,091
Loans and leases	[1],[2]	17,026,588	15,671,735
Allowance for loan and lease losses		(194,320)	(174,990)
Loans and leases, net		16,832,268	15,496,745
Deferred tax assets, net		84,391	101,578
Premises and equipment, net		137,413	129,426
Goodwill		538,373	538,373
Other intangible assets, net		33,674	39,326
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies		517,852	503,093
Accrued interest receivable and other assets		294,462	343,856
Total assets		26,072,529	24,641,118
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:
Non-interest-bearing		4,021,061	3,713,063
Interest-bearing		15,282,796	14,239,715
Total deposits		19,303,857	17,952,778
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings		949,526	1,151,400
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		2,842,908	2,664,139
Long-term debt		225,514	225,260
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		223,712	233,581
Total liabilities		23,545,517	22,227,158
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; Authorized - 3,000,000 shares: Series E issued and outstanding (5,060 shares)		122,710	122,710
Common stock, $.01 par value: Authorized - 200,000,000 shares; (Issued 93,651,601 shares)		937	937
Paid-in capital		1,125,937	1,124,325
Retained earnings		1,425,320	1,315,948
Treasury stock, at cost (1,899,502 and 2,090,409 shares)		(70,899)	(71,854)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(76,993)	(78,106)
Total shareholders' equity		2,527,012	2,413,960
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$ 26,072,529	$ 24,641,118

[1] At December 31, 2016, the Company had pledged $6.4 billion of eligible loans as collateral to support borrowing capacity at the FHLB of Boston and the FRB of Boston.

[2] Loans and leases include net deferred fees and net premiums and discounts of $17.3 million and $18.0 million at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.