Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted

Reconciliation of the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share follows:

	Years ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2016		2015		2014
Earnings for basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Net income	$	207,127	$	204,729	$	199,726
Less: Preferred stock dividends	8,096		8,711		10,556
Net income available to common shareholders	199,031		196,018		189,170
Less: Earnings applicable to participating securities	608		657		674
Earnings applicable to common shareholders	$	198,423	$	195,361	$	188,496
Shares:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic	91,367		90,968		89,899
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and restricted stock	461		524		466
Warrants	28		41		255
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted	91,856		91,533		90,620
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	2.17	$	2.15	$	2.10
Diluted	2.16		2.13		2.08

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

Potential common shares excluded from the effect of dilutive securities because they would have been anti-dilutive, are as follows:

	Years ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015	2014
Stock options (shares with exercise price greater than market price)	41	213	587
Restricted stock (due to performance conditions on non-participating shares)	125	92	171