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Note 8 - Loans - Average Balance and Interest Income Recognized Related to Non-accrual Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024
Average Recorded Investment | $ 174,716 | $ 140,619 | $ 174,740 | $ 115,769
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 102 | 7 | 229
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 45,584 | 24,609 | 53,099 | 15,755
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 0 | 15,499 | 1,804 | 22,174
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 101,615 | 78,982 | 93,100 | 60,352
Interest Income Recognized | 0 | 98 | 0 | 220
Residential Mortgage and Equity Lines Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Average Recorded Investment | 27,517 | 21,529 | 26,737 | 17,488
Interest Income Recognized | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition Amount of interest income on financing receivable on nonaccrual status. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 16 -Subparagraph (b) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479319/326-20-50-16 + Details
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