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Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Other Real Estate, Period Increase (Decrease) | $ 6,600,000 |
Percentage Of Value Increased Other Real Estate Owned | 14.20% |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 53,000,000 | 46,400,000
Residential Land [Member] | CALIFORNIA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 9,000,000 | 9,100,000
Number of Real Estate Properties | 8 | 6
Residential Land [Member] | TEXAS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 12,700,000 | 12,600,000
Number of Real Estate Properties | 6 | 4
Residential Land [Member] | WASHINGTON |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 667,000 | 733,000
Number of Real Estate Properties |  | 1
Residential Land [Member] | ILLINOIS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 202,000 |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1 |
Commercial Use Building [Member] | CALIFORNIA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 564,000 |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 3 |
Commercial Use Building [Member] | TEXAS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure |  | 14,400,000
Commercial Use Building [Member] | WASHINGTON |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 5,800,000 |
Commercial Use Building [Member] | NEW YORK |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 893,000 |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1 |
Commercial Use Building [Member] | NORTH CAROLINA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 4,100,000 |
Commercial Use Building [Member] | ILLINOIS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 639,000 |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 2 |
Commercial Use Building [Member] | California [Member] |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure |  | 1,700,000
Commercial Construction Loans [Member] | CALIFORNIA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 635,000 | 740,000
Number of Real Estate Properties | 3 | 1
Commercial Construction Loans [Member] | TEXAS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000
Number of Real Estate Properties | 4 | 2
Commercial Construction Loans [Member] | WASHINGTON |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure |  | 870,000
Number of Real Estate Properties |  | 1
Residential Construction [Member] | CALIFORNIA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 530,000 | 530,000
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1 | 1
Commercial Land [Member] | CALIFORNIA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 235,000 |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1 |
Office And Commercial Use Building Member | CALIFORNIA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Number of Real Estate Properties |  | 3
Office And Commercial Use Building Member | TEXAS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 12,500,000 |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 3 | 4
Office And Commercial Use Building Member | WASHINGTON |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1 |
Nonresidential Land [Member] | TEXAS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure |  | 1,100,000
Number of Real Estate Properties | 766,000 | 1
Nonresidential Land [Member] | WASHINGTON |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 3 |
Condominium [Member] | ILLINOIS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 2,400,000 |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1 |
Single Family Residential Loan Member | CALIFORNIA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure |  | 179,000
Number of Real Estate Properties |  | 1
Single Family Residential Loan Member | TEXAS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure |  | 169,000
Number of Real Estate Properties |  | 1
CALIFORNIA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 10,900,000 | 12,200,000
TEXAS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 27,300,000 | 29,600,000
WASHINGTON |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 6,500,000 | 1,600,000
NEW YORK |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure |  | 1,200,000
NORTH CAROLINA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 1 |
ILLINOIS |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure | 3,300,000 |
NEVADA |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure |  | 1,100,000
All Other States [Member] |  |
Note 6 - Other Real Estate Owned (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure |  | $ 752,000

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