Note 9 - Deposits (Details) - Composition of Interest Bearing Deposits - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Composition of Interest Bearing Deposits [Abstract]
Interest bearing demand	$ 737,347	$ 502,801
Savings	127,496	111,624
Money market	655,729	673,925
Time deposits greater than $250,000	38,988	41,137
Other time deposits	228,374	270,193
Total interest bearing deposits	$ 1,787,934	$ 1,599,680

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Amount of money in interest bearing accounts that entitle the depositor to withdraw funds at any time without prior notice, also known as demand deposits.

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- Definition

Amount of interest bearing other time deposits. Time deposits bear interest for a fixed, stated period of time and include certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts.

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Amount of interest bearing time deposits greater than $250,000. Time deposits bear interest for a fixed, stated period of time and include certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts.

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Amount of deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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The aggregate of all domestic and foreign interest-bearing deposit liabilities.

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