Note 5 - Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructurings Removed from Classification (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Troubled Debt Restructurings Removed from Classification [Abstract]
Carrying balance (in Dollars)	$ 7,077	$ 6,018	$ 1,152
Count	14	19	2

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