Note 21 - Fair Value Measurements - Estimated Fair Values and Related Carrying Amounts of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Held-to-maturity securities	$ 412,140	$ 465,960
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	432,290	285,659
Interest bearing balances due from banks - time	4,059	4,563
Held-to-maturity securities	406,033	462,096
Mortgage loans held for sale	12,614	27,788
Interest receivable	30,749	27,788
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	121,687	115,029
Other borrowings	522,541	273,159
Subordinated debentures	67,418	60,397
Interest payable	2,043	1,668
Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Non-Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts [Member]
Deposits	1,669,860	1,491,676
Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts and Savings Deposits [Member]
Deposits	4,344,779	3,956,483
Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Time Deposits [Member]
Deposits	1,310,951	1,287,060
Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Legacy Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)	5,168,595	4,290,921
Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Acquired Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)	1,092,039	1,305,683
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	432,290	285,659
Interest bearing balances due from banks - time	4,059	4,563
Held-to-maturity securities	412,140	465,960
Mortgage loans held for sale	12,614	27,788
Interest receivable	30,749	27,788
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	121,687	115,029
Other borrowings	526,266	292,367
Subordinated debentures	62,142	55,318
Interest payable	2,043	1,668
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Non-Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts [Member]
Deposits	1,669,860	1,491,676
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts and Savings Deposits [Member]
Deposits	4,344,779	3,956,483
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Time Deposits [Member]
Deposits	1,301,451	1,278,339
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Legacy Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)	5,140,768	4,305,165
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Acquired Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)	1,086,160	1,310,017
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	432,290	285,659
Interest bearing balances due from banks - time
Held-to-maturity securities
Mortgage loans held for sale
Interest receivable
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Other borrowings
Subordinated debentures
Interest payable
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Non-Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts [Member]
Deposits
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts and Savings Deposits [Member]
Deposits
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Time Deposits [Member]
Deposits
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Legacy Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Acquired Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Interest bearing balances due from banks - time	4,059	4,563
Held-to-maturity securities	412,140	465,960
Mortgage loans held for sale
Interest receivable	30,749	27,788
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	121,687	115,029
Other borrowings	526,266	292,367
Subordinated debentures	62,142	55,318
Interest payable	2,043	1,668
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Non-Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts [Member]
Deposits	1,669,860	1,491,676
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts and Savings Deposits [Member]
Deposits	4,344,779	3,956,483
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Time Deposits [Member]
Deposits
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Legacy Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Acquired Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Interest bearing balances due from banks - time
Held-to-maturity securities
Mortgage loans held for sale	12,614	27,788
Interest receivable
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Other borrowings
Subordinated debentures
Interest payable
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Non-Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts [Member]
Deposits
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Interest Bearing Transaction Accounts and Savings Deposits [Member]
Deposits
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Time Deposits [Member]
Deposits	1,301,451	1,278,339
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Legacy Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)	5,140,768	4,305,165
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Acquired Loans [Member]
Legacy loans (net of allowance)	$ 1,086,160	$ 1,310,017

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Fair value of subordinated debt obligations including, but not limited to, subordinated loan, subordinated bond, subordinated debenture or junior debt.

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Fair value of investments in debt securities classified as held-to-maturity.

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