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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, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 13, 2014
Allowance for loan and lease losses, individually evaluated for impairment	$ 509	$ 567
Allowance for loan and lease losses, collectively evaluated for impairment	18,046	14,424
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	18,992	15,584	$ 14,550	$ 13,660
Loan balances, individually evaluated for impairment	18,043	22,180
Loan balances, collectively evaluated for impairment	1,648,596	1,521,340
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	6,220	12,384			$ 21,105
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	437	593	1,515	357
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	6,220	12,384
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| One-to-Four-Family Residential [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, individually evaluated for impairment	64	74
Allowance for loan and lease losses, collectively evaluated for impairment	4,180	3,822
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	4,244	3,896	3,870	4,488
Loan balances, individually evaluated for impairment	7,250	6,906
Loan balances, collectively evaluated for impairment	381,765	379,487
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	2,210	2,714			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	220	277
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	2,210	2,714
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Multifamily Residential [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, individually evaluated for impairment
Allowance for loan and lease losses, collectively evaluated for impairment	1,027	962
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	1,027	962	665	791
Loan balances, individually evaluated for impairment
Loan balances, collectively evaluated for impairment	89,087	92,460
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Multifamily Residential [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonfarm Nonresidential [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, individually evaluated for impairment	9
Allowance for loan and lease losses, collectively evaluated for impairment	4,417	3,210
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	4,426	3,210	3,599	4,243
Loan balances, individually evaluated for impairment	7,997	9,421
Loan balances, collectively evaluated for impairment	547,201	478,176
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	1,987	7,576			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	11	89
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	1,987	7,576
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Farmland [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, individually evaluated for impairment
Allowance for loan and lease losses, collectively evaluated for impairment	1,106	863
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	1,106	863	714	342
Loan balances, individually evaluated for impairment	657	783
Loan balances, collectively evaluated for impairment	96,103	93,182
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	26	53			95
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Farmland [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	26	53
Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, individually evaluated for impairment	0
Allowance for loan and lease losses, collectively evaluated for impairment	2,315	1,791
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	2,315	1,791	1,456	1,023
Loan balances, individually evaluated for impairment	258	539
Loan balances, collectively evaluated for impairment	155,753	123,814
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	1,442	1,432			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
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	1,442	1,432
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, individually evaluated for impairment	431	488
Allowance for loan and lease losses, collectively evaluated for impairment	4,450	3,421
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	4,881	3,909	2,565	2,315
Loan balances, individually evaluated for impairment	1,669	4,358
Loan balances, collectively evaluated for impairment	342,904	318,182
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	514	556			1,882
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	206	227
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	514	556
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	551	355
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired	556	360	$ 166	$ 101
Loan balances, individually evaluated for impairment	212	173
Loan balances, collectively evaluated for impairment	35,783	36,039
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	41	53			$ 178
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for loan and lease losses, purchased credit impaired
Loan balances, purchased credit impaired	$ 41	$ 53