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Note 6 - Allowances for Loan and Lease Losses and Real Estate Losses - Loans Receivable Balances Disaggregated By Impairment Method (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 13, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$ 567	$ 1,061
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	14,424	11,974
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	15,584	14,550	$ 13,660		$ 12,711
Loan Balances Individually Evaluated for Impairment	22,180	19,624
Loan Balances Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,521,340	1,422,123
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	12,384	16,347		$ 21,105
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	593	1,515	357		0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	12,384	16,347
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| One-to-Four-Family Residential [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Individually Evaluated for Impairment	74	83
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	3,822	3,787
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	3,896	3,870	4,488		4,549
Loan Balances Individually Evaluated for Impairment	6,906	6,660
Loan Balances Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	379,487	391,187
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	2,714	3,189		4,728
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| One-to-Four-Family Residential [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	277	381
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	2,714	3,189
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Multifamily Residential [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0	0
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	962	665
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	962	665	791		1,001
Loan Balances Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0	230
Loan Balances Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	92,460	73,996
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Multifamily Residential [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	0	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	0	0
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0	522
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	3,210	3,077
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	3,210	3,599	4,243		4,271
Loan Balances Individually Evaluated for Impairment	9,421	6,638
Loan Balances Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	478,176	471,160
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	7,576	9,886		10,790
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	89	552
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	7,576	9,886
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Farmland [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0	112
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	863	602
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	863	714	342		158
Loan Balances Individually Evaluated for Impairment	783	972
Loan Balances Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	93,182	93,193
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	53	70		95
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Farmland [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	0	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	53	70
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0	89
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,791	1,367
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	1,791	1,456	1,023		1,383
Loan Balances Individually Evaluated for Impairment	539	701
Loan Balances Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	123,814	113,187
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	1,432	2,127		3,432
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	0	21
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	1,432	2,127
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Individually Evaluated for Impairment	488	250
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	3,421	2,315
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	3,909	2,565	2,315		1,268
Loan Balances Individually Evaluated for Impairment	4,358	4,235
Loan Balances Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	318,182	241,057
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	556	1,012		1,882
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	227	561
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	556	1,012
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Individually Evaluated for Impairment	5	5
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	355	161
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	360	166	$ 101		$ 81
Loan Balances Individually Evaluated for Impairment	173	188
Loan Balances Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	36,039	38,343
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	53	63		$ 178
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Purchased Credit Impaired	0	0
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Carrying Amount, Net	$ 53	$ 63