Note 4 - Loans - Secured Loans in Non-Accrual Status (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) MortgageLoan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) MortgageLoan
Loans Details Secured Loans In Non-accrual Status [Line Items]
Number of loans \| MortgageLoan	72	75
Loans - principal (in Dollars)	$ 98,654	$ 94,851
Accrued interest	$ 709	$ 641
Non-accrual Status [Member]
Loans Details Secured Loans In Non-accrual Status [Line Items]
Number of loans \| MortgageLoan	1	1
Loans - principal (in Dollars)	$ 231	$ 234
Accrued interest	0	2
Principal [Member] \| Non-accrual Status [Member]
Loans Details Secured Loans In Non-accrual Status [Line Items]
Loans - principal (in Dollars)	229	230
Advances [Member] \| Non-accrual Status [Member]
Loans Details Secured Loans In Non-accrual Status [Line Items]
Loans - principal (in Dollars)	$ 2	$ 2

Loans details secured loans in nonaccrual status.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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The balance represents the amount of loans that are secured by real estate mortgages, offset by the reserve to cover probable credit losses on the loan portfolio.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(c))
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Indicates the number of mortgages under each classification.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 948
-SubTopic 310
-Section S99
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