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VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP Stock $vly

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2012 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312512346204 Filed on August 09, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
Revenue	$166.9M	$167.8M
YoY Change	-0.56%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$7.000M	$5.900M
YoY Change	18.64%	-9.23%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$44.79M	$50.12M
YoY Change	-10.65%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$47.19M	$61.61M
YoY Change	-23.41%	30.8%
Income Tax	$14.37M	$25.00M
% Of Pretax Income	30.45%	40.58%
Net Earnings	$32.82M	$36.61M
YoY Change	-10.35%	10.93%
Net Earnings / Revenue	19.67%	21.82%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.17	$0.21
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.17	$0.21
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	197.2M shares	178.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	197.3M shares	178.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.968B
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$451.7M	$526.7M
Short-Term Investments	$2.516B
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$273.6M	$265.0M
YoY Change	3.26%	0.38%
Goodwill	$420.4M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$26.82M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$16.02B	$14.47B
YoY Change	10.7%	2.54%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$200.0M	$362.0M
YoY Change	-44.75%	132.05%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$523.1M	$171.0M
YoY Change	205.92%	-7.07%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$200.0M	$362.0M
YoY Change	-44.75%	132.05%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.915B	$2.912B
YoY Change	0.1%	-5.39%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.915B	$2.912B
YoY Change	0.1%	-5.39%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$200.0M	$362.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.915B	$2.912B
Total Liabilities	$14.52B	$13.16B
YoY Change	10.31%	2.45%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$92.93M	$91.87M
YoY Change	1.15%	26.28%
Common Stock	$1.454B	$1.237B
YoY Change	17.59%	0.13%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$22.00K	$6.925M
YoY Change	-99.68%	-73.7%
Treasury Stock Shares	2.079M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.503B	$1.311B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$16.02B	$14.47B
YoY Change	10.7%	2.54%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$32.82M	$36.61M
YoY Change	-10.35%	10.93%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$7.000M	$5.900M
YoY Change	18.64%	-9.23%
Cash From Operating Activities	$19.80M	$32.20M
YoY Change	-38.51%	-60.15%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$4.600M	-$4.600M
YoY Change	0.0%	187.5%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$61.10M	$314.2M
YoY Change	-119.45%	51.93%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$65.70M	$309.6M
YoY Change	-121.22%	51.02%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.200M	-140.6M
YoY Change	-97.72%	-64.93%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	19.80M	32.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	-65.70M	309.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.200M	-140.6M
Net Change In Cash	-49.10M	201.2M
YoY Change	-124.4%	-274.8%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$19.80M	$32.20M
Capital Expenditures	-$4.600M	-$4.600M
Free Cash Flow	$24.40M	$36.80M
YoY Change	-33.7%	-55.34%

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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue
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	vly	Gains Losses On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GainsLossesOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	203000
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	vly	Professional And Legal Fees ProfessionalAndLegalFees	6793000
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	vly	Reimbursements From Fdic ReimbursementsFromFdic	22746000
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	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment	17822000
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	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
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	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-06-30
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	178335522000	shares
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetPriorServiceCostCredit	-160000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net Availableforsale Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans And Leases InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansAndLeases	135084000
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Gain Loss Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetGainLossBeforeTax	1423000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	5634000
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest Expense Long Term Debt InterestExpenseLongTermDebt	32150000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Operating InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating	167794000
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Cash Basis Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod	1216000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	1925000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Period Increase Decrease OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	433000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Fees And Commissions Fiduciary And Trust Activities FeesAndCommissionsFiduciaryAndTrustActivities	1952000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Insurance Commissions And Fees InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	3657000
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Trading Gains Losses TradingGainsLosses	-1048000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	1630000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest Expense Time Deposits InterestExpenseTimeDeposits	12616000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	1561000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Servicing Fees Net ServicingFeesNet	1170000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	1880000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-6682000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.21
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Exempt InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxExempt	2429000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest Expense Short Term Borrowings InterestExpenseShortTermBorrowings	276000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	4752000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	36894000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	33535000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Dividend Income Operating DividendIncomeOperating	1591000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.21
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.16
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax	-3437000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Writedown Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForWritedownOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	-58000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	178345558000	shares
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Reclassifications From Nonaccretable Difference CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference	788000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	10036000	shares
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Securities Net GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet	16492000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Fees And Commissions Depositor Accounts FeesAndCommissionsDepositorAccounts	5642000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost	1563000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	30212000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Fair Value Option Changes In Fair Value Gain Loss1 FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1	513000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense After Provision For Loan Loss InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss	111644000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	2703000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	117670000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts That Will Be Amortized From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss In Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsThatWillBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossInNextFiscalYear	-502000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	25205000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	6074000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	83080000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Cash Flows OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsCashFlows	93000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets	1665000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1796000
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit	160000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	7200000	shares
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	44109000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	50124000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	825000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-3969000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-6533000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-3792000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	8485000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	-10043000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	1525000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	16294000
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Taxable InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxable	28602000
CY2011Q2	vly	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Net Charge Off AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesNetChargeOff	6855000
CY2011Q2	vly	Amount Recognized In Non Interest Income Related To Discount Accretion And Post Acquisition Adjustments To Fdic Loss Share Receivable AmountRecognizedInNonInterestIncomeRelatedToDiscountAccretionAndPostAcquisitionAdjustmentsToFdicLossShareReceivable	2700000
CY2011Q2	vly	Change In Fdic Loss Share Receivable ChangeInFdicLossShareReceivable	-2669000
CY2011Q2	vly	Covered Loans Charge Offs CoveredLoansChargeOffs	639000
CY2011Q2	vly	Fdic Receivable Accretion FdicReceivableAccretion	145000
CY2011Q2	vly	Fdic Receivable Effect Of Reimbursements From Fdic FDICReceivableEffectOfReimbursementsFromFDIC	7794000
CY2011Q2	vly	Gains Losses On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GainsLossesOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	198000
CY2011Q2	vly	Gross Gains Realized On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GrossGainsRealizedOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	198000
CY2011Q2	vly	Gross Gains Realized On Sales GrossGainsRealizedOnSales	16294000
CY2011Q2	vly	Increase Due To Impairment On Covered Loans IncreaseDueToImpairmentOnCoveredLoans	-747000
CY2011Q2	vly	Interest On Federal Funds Sold And Other Short Term Investments InterestOnFederalFundsSoldAndOtherShortTermInvestments	88000
CY2011Q2	vly	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Non Credit Impairment Losses On Securities Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNonCreditImpairmentLossesOnSecuritiesNetOfTax	491000
CY2011Q2	vly	Other Reimbursable Expenses From Fdic OtherReimbursableExpensesFromFdic	693000
CY2011Q2	vly	Provision For Covered Loan Losses ProvisionForCoveredLoanLosses	-788000
CY2011Q2	vly	Provision For Non Covered Loans ProvisionForNonCoveredLoans	6422000
CY2011Q2	vly	Provision For Unfunded Letters Of Credit ProvisionForUnfundedLettersOfCredit	392000
CY2011Q2	vly	Professional And Legal Fees ProfessionalAndLegalFees	3020000
CY2011Q2	vly	Prospective Adjustment For Additional Cash Flows ProspectiveAdjustmentForAdditionalCashFlows	2760000
CY2011Q2	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Number Of Contracts TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsNumberOfContracts	14	pure
CY2011Q2	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment	12368000
CY2011Q2	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment	12439000
CY2011Q2	vly	Financing Receivable Allowance And Provisions For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceAndProvisionsForCreditLosses	5634000
CY2011Q2	vly	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Prior Service Cost Credit Net Of Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax	-93000
CY2011Q2	vly	Finite Lived Intangible Asset Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetNet	1800000
CY2011Q2	vly	Intangible Assets Impairment Loss Or Recovery Mortgage Servicing Rights IntangibleAssetsImpairmentLossOrRecoveryMortgageServicingRights	49000
CY2011Q2	vly	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Loss DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetLoss	198
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	7405000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Securities Trading Or Measured At Fair Value InterestAndDividendIncomeSecuritiesTradingOrMeasuredAtFairValue	462000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetGainsLosses	581000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Premium Expense FederalDepositInsuranceCorporationPremiumExpense	3208000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	189830000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Loss Reclassified To Interest Expense CashFlowHedgeLossReclassifiedToInterestExpense	1398000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-440000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	20385000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	197246322000	shares
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetPriorServiceCostCredit	-177000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net Availableforsale Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities	550000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans And Leases InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansAndLeases	143812000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	256000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Gain Loss Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetGainLossBeforeTax	1329000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	7429000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Period Increase Decrease OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	4851000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Interest Expense Now Accounts Money Market Accounts And Savings Deposits InterestExpenseNOWAccountsMoneyMarketAccountsAndSavingsDeposits	4690000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	12467000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Operating InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating	166858000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Cash Basis Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod	919000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Fees And Commissions Fiduciary And Trust Activities FeesAndCommissionsFiduciaryAndTrustActivities	1984000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Insurance Commissions And Fees InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	3283000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Trading Gains Losses TradingGainsLosses	1609000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	1938000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Interest Expense Time Deposits InterestExpenseTimeDeposits	9276000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	3141000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Servicing Fees Net ServicingFeesNet	1149000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	1632000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.17
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Exempt InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxExempt	3227000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	24030000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Dividend Income Operating DividendIncomeOperating	1674000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.16
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax	-2258000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Writedown Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForWritedownOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	304000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	197250168000	shares
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	3846000	shares
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Securities Net GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet	1204000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	38045000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense After Provision For Loan Loss InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss	114666000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	1841000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	122071000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts That Will Be Amortized From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss In Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsThatWillBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossInNextFiscalYear	-758000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet	550000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	14366000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	2891000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Payments For Merger Related Costs PaymentsForMergerRelatedCosts	109000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	91510000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Cash Flows OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsCashFlows	66000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets	2233000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	51214000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	550000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	2192000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-5288000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-3069000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	12383000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	-699000
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	1598000
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Taxable InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxable	18114000
CY2012Q2	vly	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Net Charge Off AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesNetChargeOff	10445000
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CY2012Q2	vly	Change In Fdic Loss Share Receivable ChangeInFdicLossShareReceivable	-7022000
CY2012Q2	vly	Covered Loans Charge Offs CoveredLoansChargeOffs	1800000
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CY2012Q2	vly	Fdic Receivable Accretion FdicReceivableAccretion	81000
CY2012Q2	vly	Fdic Receivable Effect Of Reimbursements From Fdic FDICReceivableEffectOfReimbursementsFromFDIC	3165000
CY2012Q2	vly	Gains Losses On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GainsLossesOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	-30000
CY2012Q2	vly	Gross Gains Realized On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GrossGainsRealizedOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	6000
CY2012Q2	vly	Gross Gains Realized On Sales GrossGainsRealizedOnSales	1234000
CY2012Q2	vly	Gross Losses Realized On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GrossLossesRealizedOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	36000
CY2012Q2	vly	Impaired Collateral Dependent Loans Charge Offs ImpairedCollateralDependentLoansChargeOffs	7700000
CY2012Q2	vly	Interest On Federal Funds Sold And Other Short Term Investments InterestOnFederalFundsSoldAndOtherShortTermInvestments	31000
CY2012Q2	vly	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Non Credit Impairment Losses On Securities Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNonCreditImpairmentLossesOnSecuritiesNetOfTax	4547000
CY2012Q2	vly	Other Reimbursable Expenses From Fdic OtherReimbursableExpensesFromFdic	1088000
CY2012Q2	vly	Portion Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Before Taxes PortionRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxes	550000
CY2012Q2	vly	Provision For Non Covered Loans ProvisionForNonCoveredLoans	7429000
CY2012Q2	vly	Provision For Unfunded Letters Of Credit ProvisionForUnfundedLettersOfCredit	-24000
CY2012Q2	vly	Professional And Legal Fees ProfessionalAndLegalFees	3345000
CY2012Q2	vly	Prospective Adjustment For Additional Cash Flows ProspectiveAdjustmentForAdditionalCashFlows	2231000
CY2012Q2	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Number Of Contracts TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsNumberOfContracts	27	pure
CY2012Q2	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment	57283000
CY2012Q2	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment	59438000
CY2012Q2	vly	Financing Receivable Allowance And Provisions For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceAndProvisionsForCreditLosses	7429000
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CY2012Q2	vly	Other Noninterest Income OtherNoninterestIncome	7400000
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