Note 4 - Loans (Details) - Change in Accretable Yield (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Oct. 02, 2013
Change in Accretable Yield [Abstract]
	$ 7,776	$ (8,454)
Accretion	(698)
Reclassification of nonaccretable difference due to improvement in expected cash flows	97
Changes in expected cash flows 1	8,646
	$ 15,821	$ (8,454)

Amount of net other changes to the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 30

-Section 15

-Paragraph 2

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

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-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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Amount of decrease from accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of reclassification (to) from nonaccretable difference (from) to the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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