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Note 7 - Loans - Portfolio by Risk Rating (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Pass [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | $ 2,027,815 | $ 2,143,270
Pass [Member] | Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 489,473 | 413,765
Pass [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 5,391,701 | 5,018,199
Pass [Member] | Residential Mortgage and Equity Lines Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 2,488,495 | 2,091,434
Pass [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 2,810 | 2,493
Pass [Member] |  |
Loans | 10,400,294 | 9,669,161
Loans held for sale |  | 732
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 133,858 | 110,338
Special Mention [Member] | Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 20,256 | 5,776
Special Mention [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 219,081 | 155,553
Special Mention [Member] | Residential Mortgage and Equity Lines Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 391 | 399
Special Mention [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans |  |
Special Mention [Member] |  |
Loans | 373,586 | 272,066
Loans held for sale |  |
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 86,806 | 61,297
Substandard [Member] | Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 5,507 | 21,502
Substandard [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 133,209 | 118,196
Substandard [Member] | Residential Mortgage and Equity Lines Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 10,538 | 9,502
Substandard [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans |  |
Substandard [Member] |  |
Loans | 236,060 | 210,497
Loans held for sale |  | 5,944
Doubtful [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 517 | 1,958
Doubtful [Member] | Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans |  | 500
Doubtful [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans |  | 9,270
Doubtful [Member] | Residential Mortgage and Equity Lines Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans |  |
Doubtful [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans |  |
Doubtful [Member] |  |
Loans | 517 | 11,728
Loans held for sale | 4,750 |
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 2,248,996 | 2,316,863
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 515,236 | 441,543
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 5,743,991 | 5,301,218
Residential Mortgage and Equity Lines Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 2,499,424 | 2,101,335
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Loans | 2,810 | 2,493
Loans | 11,010,457 | 10,163,452
Loans held for sale | $ 4,750 | $ 6,676

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