Note 5 - Loans and Leases - Carrying Value of all Portfolio Loans and Leases by Portfolio Segment Based on Credit Risk Profile by Payment Activity (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 13, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses $ 2,535,425 $ 2,535,425 $ 2,268,988
Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 2,240,987   1,883,869
Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 294,438   385,119
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 413,540 413,540 406,404
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 342,268   316,487
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 71,272   89,917
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 207,999 207,999 209,473
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 178,450   171,189
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 29,549   38,284
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 25,341 25,341 22,129
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 25,200   21,934
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 141   195
Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 55,892 $ 55,892 51,787
Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 55,892   51,787
Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses  
Performing Financial Instruments [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 697,686   684,545
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 597,849   557,636
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 99,837   126,909
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 410,882   403,192
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 340,615   314,523
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 70,267   88,669
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 205,710   207,446
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 176,281   169,401
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 29,429   38,045
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 25,339   22,129
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 25,198   21,934
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 141   195
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 55,755   51,778
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 55,755   51,778
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 5,086   5,248
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 3,961   3,761
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 1,125   1,487
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 2,658   3,212
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 1,653   1,964
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 1,005   1,248
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 2,289   2,027
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 2,169   1,788
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 120   239
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 2  
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 2  
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses  
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 137   9
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] | Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 137   9
Performing and Non-performing [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 702,772   689,793
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 601,810   561,397
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 100,962   128,396
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 413,540   406,404
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 342,268   316,487
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loan [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 71,272   89,917
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 207,999   209,473
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 178,450   171,189
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Home Equity Loan [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 29,549   38,284
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 25,341   22,129
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 25,200   21,934
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Acquired Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 141   195
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses 55,892   51,787
Performing and Non-performing [Member] | Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member] | Originated Loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses $ 55,892   $ 51,787