Note 8 - Loans - Allowance for Loan Losses by Portfolio Segment and Based on Impairment Method (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance	$ 8,495	$ 3,236
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, balance	105,778	75,859
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance	170,635	119,988
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, balance	15,460,001	14,999,622
Loans, allowance	179,130	123,224
Loans	15,565,779	15,075,481
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance	7,704	2,543
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, balance	34,164	24,596
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance	71,690	54,478
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, balance	2,813,836	2,754,148
Loans, allowance	79,394	57,021
Loans	2,848,000	2,778,744
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance	0	0
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, balance	4,335	4,580
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance	32,712	19,474
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, balance	670,777	575,284
Loans, allowance	32,712	19,474
Loans	675,112	579,864
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance	582	473
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, balance	53,551	35,070
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance	46,083	33,129
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, balance	7,405,765	7,240,192
Loans, allowance	46,665	33,602
Loans	7,459,316	7,275,262
Residential Mortgage and Equity Lines Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance	209	220
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, balance	13,728	11,613
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance	20,150	12,888
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, balance	4,567,967	4,424,948
Loans, allowance	20,359	13,108
Loans	4,581,695	4,436,561
Installment and Other Loans [Member ]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance	0
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, balance	0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance	0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, balance	1,656
Loans, allowance	0
Loans	1,656	5,050
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, allowance		0
Loans individually evaluated for impairment, balance		0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, allowance		19
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment, balance		5,050
Loans, allowance		19
Loans	$ 1,656	$ 5,050

The valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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