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Regulatory Matters (Regulatory Capital Requirements) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]    
Tier 1 risk based capital minimum capital percentage   4.00%
Astoria Financial Corporation    
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]    
Tier 1 leverage $ 1,508,479  
Tier 1 leverage percentage 10.06%  
Tier 1 leverage minimum capital requirement $ 599,878  
Tier 1 leverage minimum capital requirement percentage 4.00%  
Tier 1 leverage to be well capitalized $ 749,848  
Tier 1 leverage capital to be well capitalized percentage 5.00%  
Common equity tier 1 $ 1,388,269  
Common equity tier 1 percentage 16.03%  
Common equity tier 1 risk-based minimum capital requirement $ 389,630  
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital minimum capital requirement percentage 4.50%  
Common equity tier 1 to be well capitalized $ 562,798  
Common equity tier 1 risk-based to be well capitalized percentage 6.50%  
Tier 1 risk based capital $ 1,508,479  
Tier 1 risk based capital percentage 17.42%  
Tier 1 risk based capital minimum capital requirement $ 519,506  
Tier 1 risk based capital minimum capital percentage 6.00%  
Tier 1 risk based capital to be well capitalized $ 692,675  
Tier 1 risk based capital to be well capitalized percentage 8.00%  
Total risk based capital $ 1,613,140  
Total risk based capital percentage 18.63%  
Total risk based capital minimum capital requirement $ 692,675  
Total risk based capital minimum capital requirement percentage 8.00%  
Total risk based capital to be well capitalized $ 865,844  
Total risk based capital to be well capitalized percentage 10.00%  
Astoria Bank    
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]    
Tier 1 leverage $ 1,640,848  
Tier 1 leverage percentage 11.00%  
Tier 1 leverage minimum capital requirement $ 596,649  
Tier 1 leverage minimum capital requirement percentage 4.00%  
Tier 1 leverage to be well capitalized $ 745,811  
Tier 1 leverage capital to be well capitalized percentage 5.00%  
Common equity tier 1 $ 1,640,848  
Common equity tier 1 percentage 19.00%  
Common equity tier 1 risk-based minimum capital requirement $ 388,548  
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital minimum capital requirement percentage 4.50%  
Common equity tier 1 to be well capitalized $ 561,237  
Common equity tier 1 risk-based to be well capitalized percentage 6.50%  
Tier 1 risk based capital $ 1,640,848  
Tier 1 risk based capital percentage 19.00%  
Tier 1 risk based capital minimum capital requirement $ 518,065  
Tier 1 risk based capital minimum capital percentage 6.00%  
Tier 1 risk based capital to be well capitalized $ 690,753  
Tier 1 risk based capital to be well capitalized percentage 8.00%  
Total risk based capital $ 1,745,509  
Total risk based capital percentage 20.22%  
Total risk based capital minimum capital requirement $ 690,753  
Total risk based capital minimum capital requirement percentage 8.00%  
Total risk based capital to be well capitalized $ 863,441  
Total risk based capital to be well capitalized percentage 10.00%