Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$ 137,737	$ 121,473
Available-for-sale securities:
Encumbered	108,640	79,851
Unencumbered	307,110	256,449
Total available-for-sale securities	415,750	336,300
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value of $1,896,771 and $1,725,090, respectively:
Encumbered	1,133,176	1,133,193
Unencumbered	782,285	566,948
Total held-to-maturity securities	1,915,461	1,700,141
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost	153,217	171,194
Loans held-for-sale, net	10,485	76,306
Loans receivable	12,541,543	13,223,972
Allowance for loan losses	(143,000)	(145,501)
Loans receivable, net	12,398,543	13,078,471
Mortgage servicing rights, net	10,835	6,947
Accrued interest receivable	39,650	41,688
Premises and equipment, net	113,075	115,632
Goodwill	185,151	185,151
Bank owned life insurance	421,182	418,155
Real estate owned, net	34,983	28,523
Other assets	186,020	216,661
Total assets	16,022,089	16,496,642
Deposits:
Savings	2,562,927	2,802,298
Money market	1,913,607	1,586,556
NOW and demand deposit	2,133,062	2,094,733
Certificates of deposit	3,450,778	3,960,371
Total deposits	10,060,374	10,443,958
Federal funds purchased	285,000
Reverse repurchase agreements	1,100,000	1,100,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances	2,476,000	2,897,000
Other borrowings, net	248,028	376,496
Mortgage escrow funds	137,248	113,101
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	257,523	272,098
Total liabilities	14,564,173	15,202,653
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; Series C (150,000 shares authorized; and 135,000 and -0- shares issued and outstanding, respectively)	129,796
Common stock, $0.01 par value (200,000,000 shares authorized; 166,494,888 shares issued; and 98,865,122 and 98,419,318 shares outstanding, respectively)	1,665	1,665
Additional paid-in capital	889,546	884,689
Retained earnings	1,915,736	1,891,022
Treasury stock (67,629,766 and 68,075,570 shares, at cost, respectively)	(1,397,543)	(1,406,755)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(80,454)	(73,090)
Unallocated common stock held by ESOP (226,735 and 967,013 shares, respectively)	(830)	(3,542)
Total stockholders' equity	1,457,916	1,293,989
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 16,022,089	$ 16,496,642