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Note 12 - Fair Values (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 12 - Fair Values (Details) [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Net, Not Part of Disposal Group, Mortgage	$ 2,400,000	$ 1,600,000
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Note 12 - Fair Values (Details) [Line Items]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of mortgage loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 310



-SubTopic 10



-Section 45



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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 235



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-Publisher SEC



-Name Regulation S-X (SX)



-Number 210



-Section 09



-Article 12

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