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Note 16 - Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Note 16 - Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 1 6– Related Party Transactions The Bank leases office space from a limited liability company in which a trust for the benefit of an executive officer’s children has a 51% interest. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to lease office space for a second location with limited liability companies in which an executive officer indirectly owns a majority interest. The Company paid $1.9 million, $1.6 million, and $1.3 million excluding certain pass-through expenses for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. A director is a partner in the law firm which has provided, and continues to provide, legal services to the Company and its subsidiaries. During 2016, the Company and its subsidiaries paid aggregate fees of $1.0 million to that firm. Under the Director’s arrangement with his firm, he does not participate significantly in the profits or revenues resulting from the provision of legal services to the Company and its subsidiaries.