Note 28 - Parent Company Financial Statements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in thousands)	2014		2013
ASSETS
Cash	$	335	$	1,201
Investment in:
Bank subsidiary		113,280		113,479
Nonbank subsidiaries		310		465
Promissory note receivable- mortgage company		—		2,607
Other assets		436		15
Total Assets	$	114,361	$	117,767
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Junior subordinated debentures	$	10,310	$	15,465
Other liabilities		449		515
Total liabilities		10,759		15,980
Shareholders’ equity		103,602		101,787
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	114,361	$	117,767

Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in thousands)	2014			2013			2012
INCOME
Other income	$	482		$	257		$	91
Dividends from subsidiaries		10,100			12,224			6,285
Total income		10,582			12,481			6,376
EXPENSES
Management fees paid to subsidiaries		208			254			257
Other expenses		2,082			678			748
Total expenses		2,290			932			1,005
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries		8,292			11,549			5,371
Income tax expense		1			1			1
Income before equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries		8,291			11,548			5,370
Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries		(2,564	)		(3,613	)		2,190
Net income from continuing operations	$	5,727		$	7,935		$	7,560
Net income from discontinued operations (net of tax of $331 for 2012)		—			—			204
Less: net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—			348
Net income attributable to Bank of Commerce Holdings	$	5,727		$	7,935		$	7,416
Less: preferred dividends and accretion on preferred stock		200			200			880
Income available to common shareholders	$	5,527		$	7,735		$	6,536

Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in thousands)	2014			2013			2012
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income from continuing operations	$	5,727		$	7,935		$	7,560
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Compensation associated with stock options		1			1			(1	)
Gain on termination of debt		(406	)		—			—
Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries		2,564			3,613			(2,190	)
Other assets		1,209			(257	)		378
Other liabilities		(11	)		—			(824	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		9,084			11,292			4,923
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Promissory note repayments		292			1,230			410
Participation loan payments		—			—			—
Proceeds from settlement of note to former mortgage subsidiary		686			—			321
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities		978			1,230			731
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of junior subordinated debentures		(4,629	)		—			—
Repurchase of common stock		(4,562	)		(10,614	)		(4,305	)
Cash dividends paid on common stock		(1,626	)		(2,111	)		(1,988	)
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock		(200	)		(347	)		(945	)
Proceeds from stock options exercised		23			16			—
Stock issued under employee/director purchase plan		66			—			—
Net cash (used) in financing activities		(10,928	)		(13,056	)		(7,240	)
Changes in cash and cash equivalents		(866	)		(534	)		(1,586	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		1,201			1,735			3,321
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	335		$	1,201		$	1,735