Note 5 - Loans Acquired (Details) - Changes in the Carrying Amount of the Accretable Yield for All Purchased Impaired and Non-Impaired Loans (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Changes in the Carrying Amount of the Accretable Yield for All Purchased Impaired and Non-Impaired Loans [Abstract]
Balance	$ 20,635	$ 41,385
Balance	169,098	234,785
Additions	(116)
Additions	17,750
Accretable yield adjustments	3,074	1,483
Accretion	(6,367)	(9,326)
Accretion	6,367	9,326
Payments and other reductions, net	(15,524)	(25,579)
Balance	17,226	33,542
Balance	$ 177,691	$ 218,532

Certain loans acquired in transfer not accounted for as debt securities accretable yield adjustments.

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The additions to the undiscounted sum of all amounts, including amounts deemed principal, interest, fees, penalties, and other under the loan, owed to the investor at the reporting date, whether or not currently due and whether or not any such amounts have been written or charged off by the investor. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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Certain loans acquired in transfer not accounted for as debt securities payments and other reductions net.

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Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 30

-Section 15

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Amount of decrease from accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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The undiscounted sum of all amounts, including amounts deemed principal, interest, fees, penalties, and other under the loan, owed to the investor at the reporting date, whether or not currently due and whether or not any such amounts have been written or charged off by the investor. This relates to loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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