Note 16 - Assets and Liabilities Measured and Reported at Fair Value (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance	$ 35,000	$ 42,000
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	35,000	42,000
Other Real Estate, Foreclosed Assets, and Repossessed Assets, Total	563,000	1,000,000.0
Impaired Loans [Member] \| Appraisal Discount Method [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	348,000	925,000
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance	35,000	42,000
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	383,000	967,000
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	379,309,000	438,030,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	$ 0

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of other real estate and foreclosed assets. Other real estate may include real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. Foreclosed assets include all assets obtained in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement through foreclosure proceedings.

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