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Amount of allowance for credit losses related to receivables which had been measured under a general allowance for credit losses methodology that are now identified as 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
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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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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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The aggregate interest and fee income generated by: (1) loans the Entity has positive intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or payoff, including commercial and consumer loans, whether domestic or foreign, which may consist of: (a) industrial and agricultural; (b) real estate; and (c) real estate construction loans; (d) trade financing; (e) lease financing; (f) home equity lines-of-credit; (g) automobile and other vehicle loans; and (h) credit card and other revolving-type loans and (2) loans and leases held-for-sale which may include mortgage loans, direct financing, and sales-type leases.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 225
-Section S99
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Note 5 - Allowance for Loan Losses, Nonperforming Assets and Impaired Loans (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014
Threshold Period for Considering Loans as Special Mention or Classified		75 days
Allowance for Credit Losses, Change in Method of Calculating Impairment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts		10	4	6
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts		0	0	0
Interest and Fee Income, Loans and Leases		$ 29,932	$ 29,365	$ 30,446
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Interest and Fee Income, Loans and Leases		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Construction Loans [Member] \| Become Non-Revolving and Interest Only Payments [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts	2
Commercial Non Real Estate Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts			1
Commercial Non Real Estate Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts		4	1	1
Commercial Non Real Estate Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member] \| Interest Method Changed from Variable to Fixed [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts		1
Commercial Non Real Estate Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member] \| Contractual Interest Rate Reduction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts		3
Consumer Non Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Automobile Loan [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses, Change in Method of Calculating Impairment		$ 1
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts		4	1
Consumer Non Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Automobile Loan [Member] \| Principal Forgiveness [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts		1
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts					2
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate, Owner Occupied [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts				3
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate, Owner Occupied [Member] \| Forgive Principal, Reduce Interest Rate, Capitalize Interest, and Re-amortize Payments [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses, Change in Method of Calculating Impairment	$ 0			$ 0
Financing Receivable Modifications Principal Forgiven				100
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate, Owner Occupied [Member] \| Interest Only Payments [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses, Change in Method of Calculating Impairment	$ 23			23
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts	2
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Extended Maturity [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses, Change in Method of Calculating Impairment	$ 0			$ 0
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts	1
Special Mention [Member]
Increase in Percentage of Allocation Loans Rated Special Mention		50.00%
Classified Excluding Impaired [Member]
Increase in Percentage of Allocation Loans Rated Classified		100.00%