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Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Federal Reserve Bank Stock		$ 7,700,000	$ 8,600,000
SBA Loan Funds		$ 4,500,000	4,500,000
Number of Residential Real Estate Loans in Process of Foreclosure		1
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount		$ 363,000
Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure		851,000	0
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance			572,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance		12,632,000	13,763,000
Impairment of Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Federal Reserve Bank Stock		0	0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits		$ 0	$ 0	$ 14,800,000
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Open Tax Year		2015
Vesting Period One [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		3 years
Vesting Period One [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		3 years
Vesting Period Two [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		4 years
Vesting Period Two [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		40 years
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		5 years
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Reverse Stock Split [Member]
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Connecticut [Member]
Number of Operating Branches		7
New York [Member]
Number of Operating Branches		2