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Note 12 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Hierarchy of Financial Instruments (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Financial Assets |  |
Cash and due from banks | $ 200,302 | $ 153,747
Short-term investments | 597,747 | 516,938
Securities available-for-sale | 1,340,092 | 1,586,668
Trading securities |  | 4,936
Loans, net | 8,576,545 | 7,760,490
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 34,090 | 25,000
Warrants | 12 | 30
Financial Liabilities |  |
Deposits | 8,692,118 | 7,977,639
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase | 576,670 | 852,835
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank | 555,000 | 521,560
Other borrowings | 15,853 | 16,107
Long-term debt | 59,425 | 58,970
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Financial Assets |  |
Cash and due from banks | 200,302 | 153,747
Short-term investments | 597,747 | 516,938
Securities available-for-sale | 553,133 | 465,917
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Financial Assets |  |
Securities available-for-sale | 786,959 | 1,120,751
Trading securities |  | 4,936
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 34,090 | 25,000
Financial Liabilities |  |
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase | 576,670 | 852,835
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank | 555,000 | 521,560
Long-term debt | 59,425 | 58,970
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |
Financial Assets |  |
Loans, net | 8,576,545 | 7,760,490
Warrants | 12 | 30
Financial Liabilities |  |
Deposits | 8,692,118 | 7,977,639
Other borrowings | $ 15,853 | $ 16,107

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- Definition Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28360136&loc=d3e22054-111558 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (aa) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27724398&loc=d3e27232-111563 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6871852&loc=d3e26610-111562 + Details
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- Definition Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6506951 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 + Details
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