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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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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 33

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Post-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Note 4 - Allowance for Loan Losses, Nonperforming Assets and Impaired Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructurings $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts	0	0		2
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts			1	2
Pre-modification outstanding principal balance			$ 994	$ 2,668
Post-modification outstanding principal balance			$ 907	$ 2,693
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate, Owner Occupied [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts			1	1
Pre-modification outstanding principal balance			$ 994	$ 184
Post-modification outstanding principal balance			$ 907	$ 209
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Multifamily Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts				1
Pre-modification outstanding principal balance				$ 2,484
Post-modification outstanding principal balance				$ 2,484