The aggregate amount provided for impairment loss on a defaulted restructured loan during an accounting period.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 34

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953682-111524

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Amount of investment related to financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months, for which there was a payment default.

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Note 4 - Allowance for Loan Losses, Nonperforming Assets and Impaired Loans (Details) - Restructured Loans that Defaulted (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts	0	5	0	6
Principal balance		$ 874		$ 1,067
Impairment accrued		353		353
Consumer Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Closed-end First Liens [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts		1		1
Principal balance		26		26
Impairment accrued		1		1
Consumer Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Closed-end Junior Liens [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts		1		1
Principal balance		47		47
Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate, Owner Occupied [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts		2		3
Principal balance		664		857
Impairment accrued		352		352
Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Impairment accrued		352
Commercial Non Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts		1		1
Principal balance		$ 137		$ 137