Note 9 - Deposits (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Interest Expense, Time Deposits, 250,000 or More	$ 431	$ 161	$ 231
Related Party Deposit Liabilities	42,000	28,500
Deposit Liabilities Reclassified as Loans Receivable	886	614
Interest-bearing Domestic Deposit, Brokered	$ 29,800	$ 0

Interest expense incurred on time deposits, including certificates of deposits, of $250,000 or more in domestic offices.

No definition available.

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Amount of deposits held by the entity that have been reclassified as loan balances receivable, for example, but not limited to, overdrafts receivable.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 405
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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- Definition

Amount of interest-bearing domestic third-party deposits placed by or through the assistance of a deposit broker, also known as brokered deposit liabilities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)
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Amount of deposits held by the entity for a related party (entity, shareholder, employee).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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