Note 12 - Other Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Other Liabilities [Abstract]

Other Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the components of other liabilities as of the dates indicated:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
FHLB advances	$	108,532	$	82,532
Deferred ceding commission	88,110		91,400
Lease liability	70,927		—
Payable for securities (1)	35,981		7,949
Current federal income taxes	25,245		—
Accrued compensation	19,112		61,452
Amount payable on the return of cash collateral under securities lending agreements (2)	6,233		11,699
Other	65,330		78,627
Total other liabilities	$	419,470	$	333,659

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(1) Represents the payable for purchases of securities that have not yet settled as of the balance sheet date.

(2)

Amounts payable on the return of cash collateral under securities lending agreements are classified as other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 5 for additional information.

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide additional information related to our leases, including: (i) the components of our total lease cost; (ii) the cash flows arising from our lease transactions; (iii) supplemental balance sheet information; (iv) the weighted-average remaining lease term; (v) the weighted-average discount rate used for our leases; and (vi) the remaining maturities of our lease liabilities, as of and for the periods indicated:

($ in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Lease cost
Operating lease cost	$	2,319
Short-term lease cost	23
Total lease cost	$	2,342
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(2,637	)

Lessee, Operating Lease, Disclosure [Table Text Block]

($ in thousands)	March 31, 2019
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets (1)	$	47,150
Operating lease liabilities (2)	70,927
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years)	10.4 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	6.75		%
Remaining maturities of lease liabilities for the remainder of 2019 and thereafter is as follows:
2019	$	7,873
2020	10,428
2021	9,964
2022	10,136
2023	10,275
2024 and thereafter	56,542
Total lease payments	105,218
Less: Imputed interest	(34,291		)
Present value of lease liabilities (2)	$	70,927

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(1) Classified in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 8.

(2)

Classified in other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Our commitment for non-cancelable leases in future years as of December 31, 2018 was as follows (in thousands):

2019	$	11,310
2020	10,847
2021	10,165
2022	10,100
2023	10,251
2024 and thereafter	56,317
Total	$	108,990