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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date for the aggregate of other miscellaneous borrowings owed by the reporting entity.

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Note 11 - Other Borrowings and Unused Lines of Credit (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Borrowings				$ 80,000,000	$ 80,000,000	$ 110,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				3.26%	3.26%	2.60%
Repayments of Long-term Debt						$ 7,350,000	$ 2,125,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Other Borrowings				$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				3.27%	3.27%	3.10%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 10,000,000			$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 40,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit				5,000,000	5,000,000	$ 0
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%					2.50%
Whole sale Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Other Borrowings				45,000,000	45,000,000	$ 110,000,000
Wholesale Repurchase Agreements with No Put Options [Member]
Other Borrowings				25,000,000	25,000,000
Wholesale Repurchase Agreements Putable in 2017 [Member]
Other Borrowings				20,000,000	20,000,000
Term Note [Member]
Other Borrowings		$ 15,275,000		$ 30,000,000	$ 30,000,000		$ 17,625,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				3.77%	3.77%		3.23%
Repayments of Long-term Debt		$ 2,350,000
Debt Instrument, Borrowing Capacity, Amount	$ 30,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term	5 years
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal				$ 1,500,000
Term Note [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%						3.00%
Series A Subordinated Notes [Member]
Repayments of Long-term Debt			$ 2,700,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							6.00%