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Note 11 - Fair Values (Details) - USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Note 11 - Fair Values (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Net, Not Part of Disposal Group, Mortgage | $ 2,100,000 | $ 1,600,000
Available-for-sale Securities [Member] |  |
Note 11 - Fair Values (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28367877&loc=d3e4428-111522 + Details
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