Note 12 - Regulatory Capital Matters - Summary of Regulatory Capital Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Colony Bank [Member]
Capital	$ 130,022	$ 126,939
Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	16.45%	15.99%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 63,223	$ 63,500
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk-Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 79,029	$ 79,375
Capital Requited to be Well Capitalized to Risk-Weighted Assets	10.00%	10.00%
Tier I Risk Based Capital	$ 120,819	$ 118,335
Tier I Risk Based Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	15.29%	14.91%
Tier I Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 47,417	$ 47,625
Tier I Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk-Weighted Assets	6.00%	6.00%
Tier I Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 63,223	$ 63,500
Tier I Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk-Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital	$ 120,819	$ 118,335
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	15.29%	14.91%
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 35,563	$ 35,719
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk-Weighted Assets	4.50%	4.50%
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital Required to Be Well Capitalized	$ 51,369	$ 51,594
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital Required to Be Well Capitalized to Risk-Weighted Assets	6.50%	6.50%
Tier I Leverage Capital	$ 120,819	$ 118,335
Tier I Leverage Capital to Average Assets	10.51%	10.27%
Tier I Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 46,002	$ 46,074
Tier I Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Average Assets	4.00%	4.00%
Tier I Leverage Capital Required to Be Well Capitalized	$ 57,502	$ 57,592
Tier I Leverage Capital Required to Be Well Capitalized to Average Assets	5.00%	5.00%
Capital	$ 134,175	$ 131,948
Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	16.95%	16.60%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 63,312	$ 63,602
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk-Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Tier I Risk Based Capital	$ 124,972	$ 123,344
Tier I Risk Based Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	15.79%	15.51%
Tier I Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 47,484	$ 47,702
Tier I Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk-Weighted Assets	6.00%	6.00%
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital	$ 87,112	$ 81,823
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets	11.01%	10.29%
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 35,613	$ 35,776
Common Equity Tier I Risk Based Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk-Weighted Assets	4.50%	4.50%
Tier I Leverage Capital	$ 124,972	$ 123,344
Tier I Leverage Capital to Average Assets	10.85%	10.69%
Tier I Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 46,077	$ 46,149
Tier I Leverage Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Average Assets	4.00%	4.00%

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