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Note 3 - Securities (Details) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Note 3 - Securities (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value |  | $ 182,416,000 | $ 264,699,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss |  | 3,225,000 | 3,576,000
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |  | 372,960,000 |
Available-for-sale Securities | [1] | $ 373,446,000 | 432,912,000
Debt Securities [Member] |  |  |
Note 3 - Securities (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions |  | 316 |
Mutual Funds [Member] |  |  |
Note 3 - Securities (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions |  | 1 |
State of Michigan and all its Political Subdivisions [Member] |  |  |
Note 3 - Securities (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |  | $ 103,100,000 | 113,100,000
Available-for-sale Securities |  | 103,000,000 | 113,900,000
All Other States and Their Political Subdivisions [Member] |  |  |
Note 3 - Securities (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |  | 26,600,000 | 30,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities |  | $ 27,000,000 | 30,000,000
Securities Other Than U.S. Government Agencies and the State of Michigan and Political Subdivisions [Member] | Stockholders' Equity, Total [Member] | Securities Issued Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |
Note 3 - Securities (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage |  | 10.00% |
U.S. Government Agency Debt Obligations and Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Note 3 - Securities (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Restricted |  | $ 152,100,000 | $ 167,600,000
[1] | See Note 12 for a description of the fair value hierarchy as well as a disclosure of levels for classes of financial assets and liabilities.

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