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Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	$ 186,262	$ 185,250
Fair value	187,024us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities	185,379us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Unrealized losses	(2,483)	(2,271)
Cumulative OTTI life to date	3,969	3,966	3,959	3,959
Preferred Term Securities IV [Member]
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities [Line Items]
Class / tranche	Mezzanine Notes
Amortized cost	49
Fair value	39
Unrealized losses	(10)
Lowest credit rating assigned	B1
Number of banks currently performing	6
Deferrals / defaults as % of current balance	18.00%
Conditional default rates for 2013 and beyond	0.32%
Preferred Term Securities VII [Member]
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities [Line Items]
Class / tranche	Mezzanine Notes
Amortized cost	961
Fair value	788
Unrealized losses	(173)
Lowest credit rating assigned	D
Number of banks currently performing	12
Deferrals / defaults as % of current balance	50.00%
Conditional default rates for 2013 and beyond	0.45%
Cumulative OTTI life to date	2,173
TPREF Funding II [Member]
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities [Line Items]
Class / tranche	Class B Notes
Amortized cost	732
Fair value	371
Unrealized losses	(361)
Lowest credit rating assigned	C
Number of banks currently performing	18
Deferrals / defaults as % of current balance	39.00%
Conditional default rates for 2013 and beyond	0.38%
Cumulative OTTI life to date	267
TPREF Funding III [Member]
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities [Line Items]
Class / tranche	Class B2 Notes
Amortized cost	1,518
Fair value	739
Unrealized losses	(779)
Lowest credit rating assigned	C
Number of banks currently performing	15
Deferrals / defaults as % of current balance	36.00%
Conditional default rates for 2013 and beyond	0.30%
Cumulative OTTI life to date	483
Trapeza CDO I, LLC [Member]
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities [Line Items]
Class / tranche	Class C1 Notes
Amortized cost	556
Fair value	295
Unrealized losses	(261)
Lowest credit rating assigned	C
Number of banks currently performing	8
Deferrals / defaults as % of current balance	50.00%
Conditional default rates for 2013 and beyond	0.31%
Cumulative OTTI life to date	470
ALESCO Preferred Funding IV [Member]
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities [Line Items]
Class / tranche	Class B1 Notes
Amortized cost	604
Fair value	396
Unrealized losses	(208)
Lowest credit rating assigned	C
Number of banks currently performing	41
Deferrals / defaults as % of current balance	6.00%
Conditional default rates for 2013 and beyond	0.33%
Cumulative OTTI life to date	396
ALESCO Preferred Funding V [Member]
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities [Line Items]
Class / tranche	Class C1 Notes
Amortized cost	820
Fair value	414
Unrealized losses	(406)
Lowest credit rating assigned	C
Number of banks currently performing	39
Deferrals / defaults as % of current balance	17.00%
Conditional default rates for 2013 and beyond	0.34%
Cumulative OTTI life to date	180
Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details) - Trust Preferred Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	5,240	5,261
Fair value	3,042	3,193
Unrealized losses	(2,198)	(2,068)
Number of banks currently performing	139
Deferrals / defaults as % of current balance	31.00%
Cumulative OTTI life to date	$ 3,969