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Note 14 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Note 14 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | $ 821,738,000 | $ 781,748,000
Loan Origination Commitments [Member] |  |
Note 14 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 178,034,000 | 110,126,000
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 14 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 34,946,000 | 35,461,000
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Unused lines of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 14 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 522,658,000 | 554,856,000
1-4 Family Mortgages [Member] | Unused lines of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 14 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 61,905,000 | 60,983,000
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Unused lines of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 14 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | 15,612,000 | 11,649,000
Consumer Other Financing Receivable 1 [Member] | Unused lines of Credit [Member] |  |
Note 14 - Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Risk (Details) - Exposure to Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | $ 8,583,000 | $ 8,673,000

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