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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 33

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Note 7 - Loans and Related Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructurings $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)	$ 9
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)	$ 9
Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	1
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	2	1	4	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)	$ 15	$ 75	$ 126	$ 82
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)	$ 15	$ 75	$ 126	$ 82
Commercial and Industrial [Member] \| Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	2	1	3	2
Commercial and Industrial [Member] \| Other Restructurings [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts			1
Real Estate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Residential Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	1	2	3	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)	$ 164	$ 165	$ 398	$ 215
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)	$ 164	$ 165	$ 418	$ 215
Real Estate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Residential Loan [Member] \| Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts	1	2	2	3
Real Estate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Residential Loan [Member] \| Other Restructurings [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts			1
Real Estate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts				1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)				$ 73
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)				$ 73
Real Estate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Loans [Member] \| Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts				1
Real Estate Construction Porfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts			1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)			$ 181
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)			$ 181
Real Estate Construction Porfolio Segment [Member] \| Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts			1
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts			1	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)			$ 9	$ 7
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment (in Dollars)			$ 9	$ 7
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts			1	1