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Note 12 - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Trust for Benefit of Employees [Member]
Full Time Employment, Years of Service	1 year
Employer Contributions to the 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plans Funded By the Employee Benefit Trust	$ 3,600,000	$ 3,200,000	$ 2,800,000
Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	7.00%	7.00%	7.25%
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Next Twelve Months	$ 1,300,000
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Contributions by Employer	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	5.25%
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Employer Contributions, Next Fiscal Year	$ 0
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	60.00%
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	40.00%
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| U.S. Small-cap Blend [Member]
Pension Plan Assets, Equity Securities Held in Mutual Funds, Minimum Market Capitalization	$ 100,000,000
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Service Period	3 years
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	8.00%
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	3.00%
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| U.S. Large-Cap Growth [Member]
Number of Stocks Held in Portfolio	55
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| U.S. Small-cap Blend [Member]
Number of Stocks Held in Portfolio	40
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| International Blend [Member]
Number of Stocks Held in Portfolio	80
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Service Period	10 years
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	10.00%
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets	5.00%
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| U.S. Large-Cap Growth [Member]
Number of Stocks Held in Portfolio	70
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| U.S. Small-cap Blend [Member]
Number of Stocks Held in Portfolio	100
Retirement Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member] \| International Blend [Member]
Number of Stocks Held in Portfolio	90
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Contributions by Employer	$ 88,000	83,000
Number of Unfunded Postretirement Benefit Plans	2
Full Time Employment, Years of Service	5 years
Cost Sharing Arrangement, Medical Benefits Percentage	50.00%
Medical Premiums, Required Percentage to Be Paid By Spouses of Future Retirees	100.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Next Twelve Months	$ 260,000
The 401(k) Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employers Matching Contribution, Annual Vesting Percentage	20.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer's Matching Contribution, Vesting Percentage, Upon Change of Control	100.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 4,100,000	3,400,000	3,300,000
The 401(k) Plan [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Annual Employer Matching of Employees Contribution, Percent	50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	3.00%
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ("DCRP") [Member] \| Savings Bank [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	4.00%
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Annual Employer Matching of Employees Contribution, Percent	50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	5.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employers Matching Contribution, Annual Vesting Percentage	20.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer's Matching Contribution, Vesting Percentage, Upon Change of Control	100.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 500,000	400,000	$ 400,000
Defined Contribution Plan, Service Period Requirement	1 year
Defined Contribution Plan, Vesting Period	5 years
Deferred Compensation Plan, Amounts Held in Rabbi Trust	$ 11,400,000	11,500,000
Directors' Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Contributions by Employer	96,000	144,000
Deferred Compensation Plan, Amounts Held in Rabbi Trust	4,800,000	$ 4,400,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Annual Retirement Benefit	$ 48,000
Defined Benefit Contributions, Months of Benefit Used in Lump Sum Payment in the Event of Termination	10 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payment, Next Twelve Months	$ 288,000