Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$ 107,980	$ 67,476
Repurchase agreements		51,540
Available-for-sale securities:
Encumbered	350,387	516,540
Unencumbered	98,153	45,413
Total available-for-sale securities	448,540	561,953
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value of $2,014,151 and $2,042,110, respectively:
Encumbered	1,748,892	1,817,431
Unencumbered	217,944	186,353
Total held-to-maturity securities	1,966,836	2,003,784
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost	129,025	149,174
Loans held-for-sale, net	15,393	44,870
Loans receivable	13,507,579	14,223,047
Allowance for loan losses	(182,717)	(201,499)
Loans receivable, net	13,324,862	14,021,548
Mortgage servicing rights, net	9,356	9,204
Accrued interest receivable	53,070	55,492
Premises and equipment, net	119,049	133,362
Goodwill	185,151	185,151
Bank owned life insurance	405,875	410,418
Real estate owned, net	59,323	63,782
Other assets	295,875	331,515
Total assets	17,120,335	18,089,269
Deposits:
Savings	2,838,239	2,664,859
Money market	397,148	376,302
NOW and demand deposit	1,809,863	1,774,790
Liquid certificates of deposit	363,393	468,730
Certificates of deposit	5,801,977	6,314,319
Total deposits	11,210,620	11,599,000
Reverse repurchase agreements	1,900,000	2,100,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances	2,008,000	2,391,000
Other borrowings, net	378,389	378,204
Mortgage escrow funds	118,915	109,374
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	225,880	269,911
Total liabilities	15,841,804	16,847,489
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value (5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding)
Common stock, $.01 par value (200,000,000 shares authorized; 166,494,888 shares issued; and 98,488,313 and 97,877,469 shares outstanding, respectively)	1,665	1,665
Additional paid-in capital	864,948	864,744
Retained earnings	1,863,727	1,848,095
Treasury stock (68,006,575 and 68,617,419 shares, at cost, respectively)	(1,405,333)	(1,417,956)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(35,378)	(42,161)
Unallocated common stock held by ESOP (3,029,138 and 3,441,130 shares, respectively)	(11,098)	(12,607)
Total stockholders' equity	1,278,531	1,241,780
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 17,120,335	$ 18,089,269