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Note 3 - Debt Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1
Total, fair value | 4,122,512 | 4,203,648 |  |
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Excluding Accrued Interest, Nonaccrual | 0 |  |  |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Securities, Held-to-Maturity, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest | 0 |  |  |
Asset Pledged as Collateral [Member] | Public Deposits and Short-term Borrowed Funds [Member] |  |  |  |
Total, fair value | $ 1,858,958 | $ 2,049,954 |  |

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- Definition Amount, excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479344/326-20-45-1 + Details
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- Definition Amount excluding accrued interest, of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity) 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 (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479319/326-20-50-16 + Details
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- Definition Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity) and investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale). + References No definition available. + Details
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