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Note 9 - Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
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Note 9 - Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase (Details) [Line Items]
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Weighted Average Maturity of Agreements	1 year

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Weighted average maturity (weighted by amount of the agreement) of repurchase agreements with the counterparty, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(m)(1)(i)(B)(iii))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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