Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The components of income tax expense for continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Current expense:
Federal	$	17,103	$	12,253	$	3,859
State	6,622		4,100		2,769
Total current expense	23,725		16,353		6,628
Deferred expense:
Federal	6,153		3,534		6,680
State	2,430		443		972
Total deferred expense	8,583		3,977		7,652
Income tax expense	$	32,308	$	20,330	$	14,280

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Reconciliations between the Federal statutory income tax rate of 35% to the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Statutory Federal income tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Increase/ (decrease) resulting from:
Tax exempt interest, net	(5.0	)%	(5.7	)%	(6.9	)%
State and local income tax, net of Federal tax benefit	5.9	%	4.3	%	4.8	%
Tax credits	(1.4	)%	(1.9	)%	(2.3	)%
Noncontrolling interests	(1.4	)%	(1.6	)%	(2.2	)%
Other, net	(0.5	)%	(0.7	)%	(0.1	)%
Effective income tax rate	32.6	%	29.4	%	28.3	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The components of gross deferred tax assets and gross deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	December 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Gross deferred tax assets:
Allowance for loan losses	$	36,634	$	41,218
Allowance for losses on OREO	896		930
Stock compensation	9,258		11,336
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets	—		944
Deferred and accrued compensation	14,436		11,347
State loss carryforward, net of federal	346		781
Capital loss carryforward	2,165		2,381
Mark to market on securities available for sale	489		899
Contingent payments	1,902		3,094
Unrealized loss on investments	2,619		—
Other	2,320		2,716
Gross deferred tax assets	71,065		75,646
Less: valuation allowance	2,000		2,232
Total deferred tax assets	69,065		73,414
Gross deferred tax liabilities:
Unrealized gain on investments	—		1,228
Cancellation of debt income deferral	7,168		7,072
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets	2,673		—
Fixed assets	674		211
Other	3,186		2,658
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	13,701		11,169
Net deferred tax asset	$	55,364	$	62,245

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits under the provisions of ASC 740-10 is as follows:

	2013			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Balance at January 1	$	4,802		$	526		$	477
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	143			149			98
Additions based on tax positions taken in prior years	1,493			4,332			44
Decreases based on tax positions taken in prior years	(4,332		)	—			(60		)
Decreases based on settlements with taxing authorities	(1,493		)	—			—
Decreases based on the expiration of statute of limitations	(64		)	(205		)	(33		)
Balance at December 31	$	549		$	4,802		$	526