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Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Note 5 - Investment Securities (Details Textual)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings, Additions, Additional Credit Losses	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Securities, Continuous Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	40,000,000		40,000,000		$ 20,100,000
Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	968,300,000		968,300,000		$ 836,900,000
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities, Total	5,700,000	21,200,000	5,713,000	21,167,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses	$ 1,000	548,000	$ 1,000	548,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains		487,000		487,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Tax, Total		(22,000)		$ (22,000)
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member]
Number of Securities in Investment Portfolio	0		0		0
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member] \| Subprime [Member]
Number of Securities in Investment Portfolio	0		0		0
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member] \| AltA [Member]
Number of Securities in Investment Portfolio	0		0		0
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Total	14		14
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member]
Number of Securities in Investment Portfolio	0		0		0
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Total	89		89
Number of Securities Sold				1
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member] \| Subprime [Member]
Number of Securities in Investment Portfolio	0		0		0
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member] \| AltA [Member]
Number of Securities in Investment Portfolio	0		0		0
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Total	29		29
Number of Securities Sold				1
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Total	22		22
Number of Securities Sold				28
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Total	1		1
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Total	7		7
Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities, Total				$ 970,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses				548,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Total		$ (548,000)		$ (548,000)