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

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=66008989&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Note 4 - Allowance for Loan Losses, Nonperforming Assets and Impaired Loans -Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Commercial Non Real Estate Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Number of contracts	1			1
Pre-modification outstanding principal balance	$ 28			$ 28
Post-modification outstanding principal balance	$ 30			$ 30
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Other [Member]
Number of contracts		2		2
Pre-modification outstanding principal balance				$ 3,008
Post-modification outstanding principal balance				$ 3,008
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate, Owner Occupied [Member]
Number of contracts					1
Pre-modification outstanding principal balance					$ 994
Post-modification outstanding principal balance					$ 907
Consumer Non Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Automobile Loan [Member]
Number of contracts	1			1
Pre-modification outstanding principal balance	$ 5			$ 5
Post-modification outstanding principal balance	$ 5			$ 5
Number of contracts	2		0	4	1
Pre-modification outstanding principal balance	$ 33			$ 3,041	$ 994
Post-modification outstanding principal balance	$ 35			$ 3,043	$ 907