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Note 4 - Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - Concentrations Within the Loan Portfolio - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 4 - Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - Concentrations Within the Loan Portfolio [Line Items]
Commercial real estate loans to lessors of non-residential buildings	$ 2,277,727,000	$ 2,089,277,000
Commercial Real Estate Loans to Lessors of Non Residential Buildings [Member]
Note 4 - Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details) - Concentrations Within the Loan Portfolio [Line Items]
Commercial real estate loans to lessors of non-residential buildings	$ 506,721,000	$ 480,170,000
Commercial real estate loans to lessors of non-residential buildings	22.20%	23.00%

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Loan portfolio classes and segments as a percentage of aggregate loans.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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