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Note 8 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses - USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Note 8 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | $ 848,089,000 | $ 781,748,000
Loan Origination Commitments [Member] |  |
Note 8 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 238,884,000 | 110,126,000
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 8 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 35,562,000 | 35,461,000
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Unused lines of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 8 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 488,744,000 | 554,856,000
1-4 Family Mortgages [Member] | Unused lines of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 8 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 61,534,000 | 60,983,000
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Unused lines of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 8 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 14,100,000 | 11,649,000
Consumer Other Financing Receivable 1 [Member] | Unused lines of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 8 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | $ 9,265,000 | $ 8,673,000

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