Note 14 - Disclosure of Financial Instruments Not Reported at Fair Value - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 329,921	$ 961,192
Accrued interest receivable	17,568	13,745
Non-interest bearing	2,200,041	1,755,754
Time deposits	474,974	434,222
Accrued interest payable	401	300
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	329,921	961,192
HTM debt securities	478,125
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	10,928	9,376
Loans, net	5,002,794	4,115,405
Accrued interest receivable	17,568	13,745
Non-interest bearing	2,200,041	1,755,754
Transaction deposits	3,825,758	3,597,538
Time deposits	474,974	434,222
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	124,567	75,466
Federal funds purchased	8,970	10,374
Subordinated debentures	26,244
Accrued interest payable	401	300
Mortgage loans held for sale		8,614
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	329,921	961,192
HTM debt securities	433,371
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	10,928	9,376
Loans, net	4,753,475	4,129,091
Accrued interest receivable	17,568	13,745
Non-interest bearing	2,200,041	1,755,754
Transaction deposits	3,825,758	3,597,538
Time deposits	462,307	433,813
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	124,567	75,466
Federal funds purchased	8,970	10,374
Subordinated debentures	26,361
Accrued interest payable	401	300
Mortgage loans held for sale		8,818
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	329,921	961,192
HTM debt securities	0
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	0	0
Loans, net	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	17,568	13,745
Non-interest bearing	2,200,041	1,755,754
Transaction deposits	0	0
Time deposits	0	0
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	0	0
Federal funds purchased	0	0
Subordinated debentures	0
Accrued interest payable	401	300
Mortgage loans held for sale		0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
HTM debt securities	433,371
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	10,928	9,376
Loans, net	0	0
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Non-interest bearing	0	0
Transaction deposits	3,825,758	3,597,538
Time deposits	462,307	433,813
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	124,567	75,466
Federal funds purchased	8,970	10,374
Subordinated debentures	26,361
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale		8,818
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
HTM debt securities	0
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	0	0
Loans, net	4,753,475	4,129,091
Accrued interest receivable	0	0
Non-interest bearing	0	0
Transaction deposits	0	0
Time deposits	0	0
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase	0	0
Federal funds purchased	0	0
Subordinated debentures	0
Accrued interest payable	$ 0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale		$ 0

Fair value of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity)..

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Represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents the amount shown on the entity's books for investments made in Federal Home Loan Bank stock and other securities.

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Fair value of subordinated debt obligations including, but not limited to, subordinated loan, subordinated bond, subordinated debenture or junior debt.

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