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Note 13 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Plans			1				1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant			285,133				285,133
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition							5 years
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense			$ 235			$ 200	$ 704	$ 576
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expected Additional Compensation Cost Remainder of Year			679				679
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized			$ 4,900				4,900
Proceeds (Used for) and Received from Settlement of Stock Awards							$ (216)	$ 1,599
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares, No Intrinsic Value			46,410				46,410
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense			$ 241				$ 1,400
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage							20.00%
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage							20.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period							10 years
Restricted Stock [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition							5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period							28,625		51,122
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period							1 year
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period							3 years
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Post Vesting Holding Period							1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Liquidity Discount			5.12%				5.12%		4.50%	4.80%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	50,022	55,188
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			0	0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period					4,680
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Fair Value Granted					$ 220