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Note 3 - Loans (Details) - Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment and Based On Impairment Evaluation Method - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		$ 1,954,425		$ 1,868,550
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,942,877		1,855,837
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		10,653		11,551
Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses		24,920	$ 28,522	28,522
Allowance for loan losses		21,614		24,920
Allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment		20,011		23,544
Allowance for loans individually evaluated for impairment		1,603		1,376
Provision (credit)	$ (2,100)	0	(400)	(400)
Charge-offs		(4,481)		(4,244)
Recoveries		1,175		1,042
Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		895		1,162
Allowance for loan losses
		0		0
Commercial and Industrial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		610,877		571,754
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		604,021		564,443
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		6,778		7,239
Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses		11,819	7,644	7,644
Allowance for loan losses		8,306		11,819
Allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment		7,089		10,790
Allowance for loans individually evaluated for impairment		1,217		1,029
Provision (credit)		(214)		4,593
Charge-offs		(3,346)		(661)
Recoveries		47		243
Commercial and Industrial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		78		72
Allowance for loan losses
		0		0
Construction and Development Excluding Undeveloped Land Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		109,870		95,733
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		109,523		94,603
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		26		516
Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses		721	2,555	2,555
Allowance for loan losses		1,320		721
Allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,320		706
Allowance for loans individually evaluated for impairment		0		15
Provision (credit)		599		(1,584)
Charge-offs		0		(250)
Recoveries		0		0
Construction and Development Excluding Undeveloped Land Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		321		614
Allowance for loan losses
		0		0
Undevelopment Land Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		18,950		21,268
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		18,950		21,268
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		0		0
Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses		1,545	5,376	5,376
Allowance for loan losses		868		1,545
Allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment		868		1,545
Allowance for loans individually evaluated for impairment		0		0
Provision (credit)		(1,327)		(2,244)
Charge-offs		0		(1,753)
Recoveries		650		166
Undevelopment Land Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		0		0
Allowance for loan losses
		0		0
Real Estate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		1,183,602		1,150,399
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,179,342		1,146,212
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		3,764		3,720
Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses		10,541	12,604	12,604
Allowance for loan losses		10,815		10,541
Allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment		10,499		10,285
Allowance for loans individually evaluated for impairment		316		256
Provision (credit)		844		(1,190)
Charge-offs		(688)		(993)
Recoveries		118		120
Real Estate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		496		467
Allowance for loan losses
		0		0
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		31,126		29,396
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		31,041		29,311
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		85		76
Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses		294	343	343
Allowance for loan losses		305		294
Allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment		235		218
Allowance for loans individually evaluated for impairment		70		76
Provision (credit)		98		25
Charge-offs		(447)		(587)
Recoveries		360		513
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans		0		9
Allowance for loan losses
		0		0
Unallocated Financing Receivables [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses		0	$ 0	0
Allowance for loan losses		0		0
Allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment		0		0
Allowance for loans individually evaluated for impairment		0		0
Provision (credit)		0		0
Charge-offs		0		0
Recoveries		0		0
Unallocated Financing Receivables [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
		$ 0		$ 0