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Note 5 - Loans (Details) - Non-Accrual Loans (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Note 5 - Loans (Details) - Non-Accrual Loans [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-accrual portfolio loans | $ 83,183 | $ 103,902 | $ 201,197
Non-accrual loans held-for-sale |  |  | 760
Total non-accrual loans | 83,183 | 103,902 | 201,957
Contractual interest due | 5,599 | 9,305 | 5,330
Nonaccrual Loans [Member] |  |  |
Note 5 - Loans (Details) - Non-Accrual Loans [Line Items] |  |  |
Contractual interest due | 5,851 | 6,621 | 13,049
Interest recognized | 22 | 1,006 | 71
Net interest foregone | $ 5,829 | $ 5,615 | $ 12,978

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- Definition Amount of interest income recognized that the financing receivables (with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses) were impaired. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph (c)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28368275&loc=d3e5212-111524 + Details
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