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Note 3 - Business Combinations (Details Textual)			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Note 3 - Business Combinations (Details Textual)	May 10, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Assets, Total			$ 930,235,000	$ 930,235,000		$ 852,080,000
Marketable Securities, Total			28,432,000	28,432,000		30,026,000
Deposits, Total			712,312,000	712,312,000		637,439,000
Goodwill, Ending Balance			2,100,000	2,100,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Realized Gain (Loss), Total					$ (78,000)
Securities Acquired in Business Acquisition [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Realized Gain (Loss), Total	$ 0
Prime Bank [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				$ 383,000
Goodwill, Ending Balance	2,100,000
Business Combination, Initial Cash Purchase Price	5,890,000
Business Combination, Final Estimated Purchase Price	1,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total	1,761,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	5,596,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities, Total	$ 56,095,000
Prime Bank [Member] \| Core Deposits [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Prime Bank [Member] \| Securities Acquired in Business Acquisition [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Realized Gain (Loss), Total	$ 0
Prime Bank [Member] \| Measurement Input, Account Balance Growth Rate [Member]
Core Deposit, Measurement Input	0.03
Hana SBL [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs			$ 313,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Loans and Servicing Rights		$ 120,000,000
Business Combination, Servicing Rights Purchased, Loan Amount		370,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		83,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities, Total		41,000,000
Prime Bank [Member]
Assets, Total	$ 65,000,000
Marketable Securities, Total	36,000,000
Loans Payable, Total	23,000,000
Deposits, Total	$ 46,000,000
Hana SBL [Member]
SBA 7 (a) Loan Amount Originated		$ 1,000,000,000