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2012 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312512463332 Filed on November 09, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
Revenue	$167.2M	$171.6M
YoY Change	-2.57%
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	$7.200M	$7.300M
YoY Change	-1.37%	14.06%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$45.41M	$49.70M
YoY Change	-8.64%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$61.85M	$48.56M
YoY Change	27.36%	3.76%
Income Tax	$22.40M	$13.49M
% Of Pretax Income	36.22%	27.78%
Net Earnings	$39.45M	$35.07M
YoY Change	12.47%	7.58%
Net Earnings / Revenue	23.59%	20.43%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.20	$0.20
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.20	$0.20
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	197.4M shares	178.5M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	197.4M shares	178.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.926B
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$605.3M	$395.2M
Short-Term Investments	$2.321B
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$276.1M	$265.0M
YoY Change	4.18%	-0.38%
Goodwill	$420.4M	$318.0M
YoY Change	32.23%
Intangibles	$28.87M
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	$15.77B	$14.23B
YoY Change	10.82%	1.02%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$155.0M	$163.0M
YoY Change	-4.91%	21.64%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$288.9M	$223.0M
YoY Change	29.54%	-32.63%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$155.0M	$163.0M
YoY Change	-4.91%	21.64%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.889B	$2.912B
YoY Change	-0.79%	-5.15%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.889B	$2.912B
YoY Change	-0.79%	-5.15%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$155.0M	$163.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.889B	$2.912B
Total Liabilities	$14.26B	$12.92B
YoY Change	10.32%	0.89%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$100.3M	$96.10M
YoY Change	4.32%
Common Stock	$1.457B	$1.238B
YoY Change	17.75%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$164.0K	$2.817M
YoY Change	-94.18%
Treasury Stock Shares	16.42K shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.513B	$1.307B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$15.77B	$14.23B
YoY Change	10.82%	1.02%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$39.45M	$35.07M
YoY Change	12.47%	7.58%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$7.200M	$7.300M
YoY Change	-1.37%	14.06%
Cash From Operating Activities	$73.30M	$54.00M
YoY Change	35.74%	-435.4%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$6.800M	-$4.400M
YoY Change	54.55%	-22.81%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$328.2M	-$119.3M
YoY Change	-375.1%	452.31%
Cash From Investing Activities	$321.4M	-$123.7M
YoY Change	-359.82%	354.78%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-241.2M	-61.70M
YoY Change	290.92%	47.61%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	73.30M	54.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	321.4M	-123.7M
Cash From Financing Activities	-241.2M	-61.70M
Net Change In Cash	153.5M	-131.4M
YoY Change	-216.82%	54.41%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$73.30M	$54.00M
Capital Expenditures	-$6.800M	-$4.400M
Free Cash Flow	$80.10M	$58.40M
YoY Change	37.16%	-661.54%

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CY2012Q3	vly	Weighted Average Remaining Expected Life Of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Held To Maturity WeightedAverageRemainingExpectedLifeOfResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesHeldToMaturity	3.3	Y
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CY2012Q3	vly	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Non Pci Loans Total FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonPCILoansTotal	9874585000
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	101052000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	-124704000
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	34776	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	232023233	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue	85657000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Due From Customer Acceptances DueFromCustomerAcceptances	5903000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	566520000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Acquired During Period Cash Flows Expected To Be Collected At Acquisition CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAcquiredDuringPeriodCashFlowsExpectedToBeCollectedAtAcquisition	1267219000
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	30000000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Outstanding Balance CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesOutstandingBalance	399600000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	49745000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	85311000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue	2027197000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-62441000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Marketable Securities MarketableSecurities	2547374000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Noninterest Bearing Deposit Liabilities NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities	2781597000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Trading Securities TradingSecurities	21938000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities HeldToMaturitySecurities	1958916000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	90011000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	14244507000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deposits Deposits	9673102000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Gross Unrealized Gain AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain	17428000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	23243000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	79948000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	379049000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Investment Income Receivable AccruedInvestmentIncomeReceivable	52527000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentPastDue	165865000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Bank Acceptances Executed And Outstanding BankAcceptancesExecutedAndOutstanding	5903000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing	4016000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current And Noncurrent AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	174708000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses2 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLosses2	42182000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Net Reported Amount LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount	9665839000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Principal Amount Outstanding On Loans Held For Sale Or Securitization PrincipalAmountOutstandingOnLoansHeldForSaleOrSecuritization	24300000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	14244507000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	178717806	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	145890000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	59955000
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	317962000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	598837000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	12978259000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Acquired During Period At Acquisition At Fair Value CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAcquiredDuringPeriodAtAcquisitionAtFairValue	1098948000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	2726099000
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses2 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses2	7563000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue	177517000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance	212899000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	66724000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Acquired During Period Contractually Required Payments Receivable At Acquisition CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAcquiredDuringPeriodContractuallyRequiredPaymentsReceivableAtAcquisition	1333686000
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Current Liabilities Other Liabilities BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationCurrentLiabilitiesOtherLiabilities	51312000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	412000
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	265475000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Heldtomaturity Securities Unrecognized Holding Gain HeldtomaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGain	92920000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	124264000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Due From Banks CashAndDueFromBanks	372566000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock No Par Value PreferredStockNoParValue	0
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Nonaccretable Difference CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNonaccretableDifference	66467000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Liabilities Assumed BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationLiabilitiesAssumed	1476250000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses	24639000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Net Of Deferred Income LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome	9527797000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	133802000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets	95700000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Borrowings ShortTermBorrowings	212849000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance BankOwnedLifeInsurance	303867000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue	97569000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	1179135000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1266248000
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions AvailableForSaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions	43	Security
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	63222000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses	1087000
CY2011Q4	vly	Allowance For Covered Loans AllowanceForCoveredLoans	13528000
CY2011Q4	vly	Allowance For Credit Losses AllowanceForCreditLosses	136185000
CY2011Q4	vly	Allowance For Non Covered Loans AllowanceForNonCoveredLoans	120274000
CY2011Q4	vly	Allowance For Unfunded Letters Of Credit AllowanceForUnfundedLettersOfCredit	2383000
CY2011Q4	vly	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Acquired During Period Interest Component Of Cash Flows Expected To Be Collected At Acquisition CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAcquiredDuringPeriodInterestComponentOfCashFlowsExpectedToBeCollectedAtAcquisition	168271000
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CY2011Q4	vly	Fdic Loss Share Receivable FdicLossShareReceivable	74390000
CY2011Q4	vly	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Thirty To Eighty Nine Days Past Due FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentThirtyToEightyNineDaysPastDue	37585000
CY2011Q4	vly	Junior Subordinated Debentures Issued To Capital Trusts Fair Value JuniorSubordinatedDebenturesIssuedToCapitalTrustsFairValue	160478000
CY2011Q4	vly	Loans Classified By Payment Activity LoansClassifiedByPaymentActivity	9799641000
CY2011Q4	vly	Loans Held For Sale At Fair Value LoansHeldForSaleAtFairValue	25169000
CY2011Q4	vly	Non Covered Loans Net Of Unearned Discount And Deferred Loan Fees NonCoveredLoansNetOfUnearnedDiscountAndDeferredLoanFees	7500000
CY2011Q4	vly	Non Performing Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans NonPerformingTroubledDebtRestructuringLoans	15500000
CY2011Q4	vly	Savings Now And Money Market SavingsNowAndMoneyMarket	4390121000
CY2011Q4	vly	Troubled Debt Restructurings Not Reported As Non Accrual Loans TroubledDebtRestructuringsNotReportedAsNonAccrualLoans	101000000
CY2011Q4	vly	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current Non Pci Loans FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrentNonPCILoans	9361932000
CY2011Q4	vly	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Non Pci Loans Total FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonPCILoansTotal	9527797000
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	us-gaap	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Premium Expense FederalDepositInsuranceCorporationPremiumExpense	9624000
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	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-12217000
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	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Loss Reclassified To Interest Expense CashFlowHedgeLossReclassifiedToInterestExpense	1796000
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	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	28741000
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	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	28640000
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Held To Maturity Securities PaymentsToAcquireHeldToMaturitySecurities	592138000
	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans And Leases InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansAndLeases	409010000
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	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Gain Loss Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetGainLossBeforeTax	4172000
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	37432000
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	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Period Increase Decrease OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	574000
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	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Exempt InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxExempt	8043000
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	vly	Covered Loans Charge Offs CoveredLoansChargeOffs	11800000
	vly	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Expense Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInExpenseNet	-1034000
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	vly	Gains Losses On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GainsLossesOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	616000
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	vly	Gross Gains Realized On Sales GrossGainsRealizedOnSales	19418000
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	vly	Increase Due To Impairment On Covered Loans IncreaseDueToImpairmentOnCoveredLoans	16932000
	vly	Interest On Federal Funds Sold And Other Short Term Investments InterestOnFederalFundsSoldAndOtherShortTermInvestments	253000
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	vly	Other Reimbursable Expenses From Fdic OtherReimbursableExpensesFromFdic	2787000
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	vly	Portion Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Before Taxes PortionRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxes	825000
	vly	Provision For Covered Loan Losses ProvisionForCoveredLoanLosses	18094000
	vly	Provision For Non Covered Loans ProvisionForNonCoveredLoans	19338000
	vly	Provision For Unfunded Letters Of Credit ProvisionForUnfundedLettersOfCredit	539000
	vly	Professional And Legal Fees ProfessionalAndLegalFees	10459000
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	vly	Reimbursements From Fdic ReimbursementsFromFdic	22746000
	vly	Specific Reserves For Loan Losses SpecificReservesForLoanLosses	5400000
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	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment	34936000
	vly	Financing Receivable Allowance And Provisions For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceAndProvisionsForCreditLosses	37432000
	vly	Other Noninterest Income OtherNoninterestIncome	7400000
	vly	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Prior Service Cost Credit Net Of Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax	-278000
	vly	Finite Lived Intangible Asset Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetNet	7100000
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	vly	Transfer Of Loans Held For Investment To Other Real Estate TransferOfLoansHeldForInvestmentToOtherRealEstate	7934000
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	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-Q
	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-09-30
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	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
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	us-gaap	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Premium Expense FederalDepositInsuranceCorporationPremiumExpense	10742000
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	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	49936000
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	vly	Number Of Common Stock Issued Upon Exercise Of Warrant NumberOfCommonStockIssuedUponExerciseOfWarrant	489000	shares
	vly	Number Of Years Purchase Warrant Can Be Used NumberOfYearsPurchaseWarrantCanBeUsed	10	pure
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	vly	Other Reimbursable Expenses From Fdic OtherReimbursableExpensesFromFdic	4173000
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	vly	Other Than Temporarily Impaired Trust Preferred Securities Amortized Cost OtherThanTemporarilyImpairedTrustPreferredSecuritiesAmortizedCost	41800000
	vly	Other Than Temporary Impairment Non Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses Before Taxes OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentNonCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLossesBeforeTaxes	4500000
	vly	Portion Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Before Taxes PortionRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxes	5247000
	vly	Provision For Non Covered Loans ProvisionForNonCoveredLoans	20385000
	vly	Provision For Unfunded Letters Of Credit ProvisionForUnfundedLettersOfCredit	-33000
	vly	Professional And Legal Fees ProfessionalAndLegalFees	10440000
	vly	Prospective Adjustment For Additional Cash Flows ProspectiveAdjustmentForAdditionalCashFlows	5959000
	vly	Reimbursements From Fdic ReimbursementsFromFdic	14950000
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	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment	90167000
	vly	Financing Receivable Allowance And Provisions For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceAndProvisionsForCreditLosses	20385000
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	vly	Allowance For Covered Loan Losses Net Charge Offs AllowanceForCoveredLoanLossesNetChargeOffs	5200000
	vly	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Prior Service Cost Credit Net Of Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax	-308000
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	vly	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Loss DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetLoss	-1013000
	vly	Transfers Of Loans To Held For Sale TransfersOfLoansToHeldForSale	123093000
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Securities Trading Or Measured At Fair Value InterestAndDividendIncomeSecuritiesTradingOrMeasuredAtFairValue	500000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetGainsLosses	345000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Premium Expense FederalDepositInsuranceCorporationPremiumExpense	2993000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	169204000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Loss Reclassified To Interest Expense CashFlowHedgeLossReclassifiedToInterestExpense	608000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-293000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	12122000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	178507769	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetPriorServiceCostCredit	-160000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net Availableforsale Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans And Leases InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansAndLeases	140303000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	179000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Gain Loss Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetGainLossBeforeTax	1327000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	7711000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Now Accounts Money Market Accounts And Savings Deposits InterestExpenseNOWAccountsMoneyMarketAccountsAndSavingsDeposits	4961000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	12326000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Long Term Debt InterestExpenseLongTermDebt	32026000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Operating InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating	171639000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	49053000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Cash Basis Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod	2165000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	1832000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Period Increase Decrease OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-380000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Fees And Commissions Fiduciary And Trust Activities FeesAndCommissionsFiduciaryAndTrustActivities	1769000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Insurance Commissions And Fees InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	3416000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses	-345000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	353000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Trading Gains Losses TradingGainsLosses	776000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	1081000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Time Deposits InterestExpenseTimeDeposits	12424000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	2890000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Servicing Fees Net ServicingFeesNet	989000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	1989000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-13514000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.20
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Exempt InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxExempt	3109000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Short Term Borrowings InterestExpenseShortTermBorrowings	293000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	3293000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	35357000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	20203000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Dividend Income Operating DividendIncomeOperating	1565000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.20
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.16
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax	-8832000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Writedown Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForWritedownOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	-68000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	178508382	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	613	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Securities Net GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet	863000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Fees And Commissions Depositor Accounts FeesAndCommissionsDepositorAccounts	5616000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost	1483000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	21843000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Option Changes In Fair Value Gain Loss1 FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1	3666000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense After Provision For Loan Loss InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss	114152000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	2185000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	121935000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts That Will Be Amortized From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss In Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsThatWillBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossInNextFiscalYear	-505000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	13696000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-4102000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	85302000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Cash Flows OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsCashFlows	109000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets	-1674000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	3351000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	15656000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit	160000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	7300000	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	45125000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	49704000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-4595000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	15829000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-9185000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	12056000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	-493000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	1518000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	450000
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Taxable InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxable	26552000
CY2011Q3	vly	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Net Charge Off AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesNetChargeOff	10975000
CY2011Q3	vly	Amount Recognized In Non Interest Income Related To Discount Accretion And Post Acquisition Adjustments To Fdic Loss Share Receivable AmountRecognizedInNonInterestIncomeRelatedToDiscountAccretionAndPostAcquisitionAdjustmentsToFdicLossShareReceivable	1600000
CY2011Q3	vly	Change In Fdic Loss Share Receivable ChangeInFdicLossShareReceivable	-1577000
CY2011Q3	vly	Covered Loans Charge Offs CoveredLoansChargeOffs	6100000
CY2011Q3	vly	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Expense Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInExpenseNet	-453000
CY2011Q3	vly	Fdic Receivable Accretion FdicReceivableAccretion	146000
CY2011Q3	vly	Gains Losses On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GainsLossesOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	413000
CY2011Q3	vly	Gross Gains Realized On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GrossGainsRealizedOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	414000
CY2011Q3	vly	Gross Gains Realized On Sales GrossGainsRealizedOnSales	450000
CY2011Q3	vly	Gross Losses Realized On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GrossLossesRealizedOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	1000
CY2011Q3	vly	Interest On Federal Funds Sold And Other Short Term Investments InterestOnFederalFundsSoldAndOtherShortTermInvestments	110000
CY2011Q3	vly	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Non Credit Impairment Losses On Securities Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNonCreditImpairmentLossesOnSecuritiesNetOfTax	-312000
CY2011Q3	vly	Other Reimbursable Expenses From Fdic OtherReimbursableExpensesFromFdic	1166000
CY2011Q3	vly	Provision For Non Covered Loans ProvisionForNonCoveredLoans	7711000
CY2011Q3	vly	Provision For Unfunded Letters Of Credit ProvisionForUnfundedLettersOfCredit	72000
CY2011Q3	vly	Professional And Legal Fees ProfessionalAndLegalFees	3666000
CY2011Q3	vly	Prospective Adjustment For Additional Cash Flows ProspectiveAdjustmentForAdditionalCashFlows	2889000
CY2011Q3	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Number Of Contracts TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsNumberOfContracts	6	pure
CY2011Q3	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment	17909000
CY2011Q3	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment	17914000
CY2011Q3	vly	Financing Receivable Allowance And Provisions For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceAndProvisionsForCreditLosses	7711000
CY2011Q3	vly	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Prior Service Cost Credit Net Of Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax	-93000
CY2011Q3	vly	Finite Lived Intangible Asset Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetNet	3400000
CY2011Q3	vly	Intangible Assets Impairment Loss Or Recovery Mortgage Servicing Rights IntangibleAssetsImpairmentLossOrRecoveryMortgageServicingRights	1600000
CY2011Q3	vly	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Loss DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetLoss	-200000
CY2011Q3	vly	Sales Of Loans Held For Sale SalesOfLoansHeldForSale	0
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	7250000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Securities Trading Or Measured At Fair Value InterestAndDividendIncomeSecuritiesTradingOrMeasuredAtFairValue	442000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetGainsLosses	582000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Premium Expense FederalDepositInsuranceCorporationPremiumExpense	3915000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	201898000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Loss Reclassified To Interest Expense CashFlowHedgeLossReclassifiedToInterestExpense	1788000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-440000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	21284000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	197437988	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Net Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfNetPriorServiceCostCredit	-177000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net Availableforsale Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities	4697000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans And Leases InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansAndLeases	146011000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	195000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Gain Loss Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetGainLossBeforeTax	1329000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	7582000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Now Accounts Money Market Accounts And Savings Deposits InterestExpenseNOWAccountsMoneyMarketAccountsAndSavingsDeposits	5051000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	14681000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Long Term Debt InterestExpenseLongTermDebt	30575000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Operating InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating	167230000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	61849000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Cash Basis Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod	1664000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	2088000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Period Increase Decrease OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	254000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Fees And Commissions Fiduciary And Trust Activities FeesAndCommissionsFiduciaryAndTrustActivities	1947000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Insurance Commissions And Fees InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	3228000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses	-582000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	1038000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Trading Gains Losses TradingGainsLosses	6000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	1177000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Time Deposits InterestExpenseTimeDeposits	9226000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	25055000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Servicing Fees Net ServicingFeesNet	1173000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	1674000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-196000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.20
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Tax Exempt InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxExempt	3424000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense Short Term Borrowings InterestExpenseShortTermBorrowings	556000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	4296000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	39447000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	40496000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Dividend Income Operating DividendIncomeOperating	1866000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.20
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.16
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax	-181000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Writedown Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForWritedownOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	2415000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	197437988	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Securities Net GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet	1496000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Fees And Commissions Depositor Accounts FeesAndCommissionsDepositorAccounts	6513000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost	1964000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	39251000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Option Changes In Fair Value Gain Loss1 FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1	20364000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense After Provision For Loan Loss InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss	114572000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	1723000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	121822000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts That Will Be Amortized From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss In Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsThatWillBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossInNextFiscalYear	-759000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet	4697000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	22402000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	202000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Payments For Merger Related Costs PaymentsForMergerRelatedCosts	40000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	93219000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Cash Flows OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsCashFlows	590000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets	-2234000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	2696000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	17466000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit	177000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	7600000	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	49267000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	45408000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	4697000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-709000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet	682000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	2101000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-1219000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	9366000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	-911000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	1599000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Investments GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	4513000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Securities Taxable InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxable	15733000
CY2012Q3	vly	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Net Charge Off AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesNetChargeOff	8189000
CY2012Q3	vly	Amount Recognized In Non Interest Income Related To Discount Accretion And Post Acquisition Adjustments To Fdic Loss Share Receivable AmountRecognizedInNonInterestIncomeRelatedToDiscountAccretionAndPostAcquisitionAdjustmentsToFdicLossShareReceivable	390000
CY2012Q3	vly	Change In Fdic Loss Share Receivable ChangeInFdicLossShareReceivable	-390000
CY2012Q3	vly	Covered Loans Charge Offs CoveredLoansChargeOffs	2300000
CY2012Q3	vly	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Expense Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInExpenseNet	39000
CY2012Q3	vly	Fair Value Unobservable Inputs Quantitative Information For Assets Measured On Nonrecurring Basis Impaired Loans Non Current Appraisal Discount Percentage FairValueUnobservableInputsQuantitativeInformationForAssetsMeasuredOnNonrecurringBasisImpairedLoansNonCurrentAppraisalDiscountPercentage	0.061	pure
CY2012Q3	vly	Fdic Receivable Accretion FdicReceivableAccretion	82000
CY2012Q3	vly	Fdic Receivable Effect Of Reimbursements From Fdic FDICReceivableEffectOfReimbursementsFromFDIC	7413000
CY2012Q3	vly	Gains Losses On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GainsLossesOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	-3017000
CY2012Q3	vly	Gross Gains Realized On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GrossGainsRealizedOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	2242000
CY2012Q3	vly	Gross Gains Realized On Sales GrossGainsRealizedOnSales	4513000
CY2012Q3	vly	Gross Losses Realized On Maturities And Other Securities Transactions GrossLossesRealizedOnMaturitiesAndOtherSecuritiesTransactions	5259000
CY2012Q3	vly	Impaired Collateral Dependent Loans Charge Offs ImpairedCollateralDependentLoansChargeOffs	4700000
CY2012Q3	vly	Interest On Federal Funds Sold And Other Short Term Investments InterestOnFederalFundsSoldAndOtherShortTermInvestments	196000
CY2012Q3	vly	Loss Due To Remeasurement Of Repossessed Asset At Fair Value LossDueToRemeasurementOfRepossessedAssetAtFairValue	270000
CY2012Q3	vly	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Non Credit Impairment Losses On Securities Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNonCreditImpairmentLossesOnSecuritiesNetOfTax	-2161000
CY2012Q3	vly	Other Reimbursable Expenses From Fdic OtherReimbursableExpensesFromFdic	1619000
CY2012Q3	vly	Portion Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Before Taxes PortionRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxes	4697000
CY2012Q3	vly	Provision For Non Covered Loans ProvisionForNonCoveredLoans	7582000
CY2012Q3	vly	Provision For Unfunded Letters Of Credit ProvisionForUnfundedLettersOfCredit	-332000
CY2012Q3	vly	Professional And Legal Fees ProfessionalAndLegalFees	3471000
CY2012Q3	vly	Prospective Adjustment For Additional Cash Flows ProspectiveAdjustmentForAdditionalCashFlows	2091000
CY2012Q3	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Number Of Contracts TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsNumberOfContracts	53	pure
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CY2012Q3	vly	Troubled Debt Restructuring Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment TroubledDebtRestructuringModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment	24183000
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