NOTE 4 - LOANS/LEASES RECEIVABLE - Loans Leases Nonperforming Loans Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		$ 632
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 8,231	14,260
Accruing TDRs	1,700	6,500
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 3,602,414	$ 3,723,630
Percentage of Total NPLs	100.00%	100.00%
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		$ 632
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 8,231	14,260
Accruing TDRs	763	3,658
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 8,994	$ 18,550
Percentage of Total NPLs	100.00%	100.00%
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		$ 389
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 1,318	4,088
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	1,469,978	1,429,410
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		389
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	1,318	4,088
Accruing TDRs	565	454
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 1,883	$ 4,931
Percentage of Total NPLs	20.94%	26.58%
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 1,687,922	$ 1,766,111
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		107
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	178	216
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	441,122	500,654
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases		319
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	369,123	236,787
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Other Non-owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	3,595	5,522
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	877,677	1,028,670
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		107
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	178	216
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 178	$ 323
Percentage of Total NPLs	1.98%	1.74%
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases		$ 319
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income		$ 319
Percentage of Total NPLs		1.72%
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] \| Other Non-owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 3,595	$ 5,522
Accruing TDRs		2,984
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 3,595	$ 8,506
Percentage of Total NPLs	39.97%	45.86%
Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 1,397	$ 1,761
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	92,307	117,969
Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	1,397	1,761
Accruing TDRs	198	111
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 1,595	$ 1,872
Percentage of Total NPLs	17.73%	10.09%
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		$ 89
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 1,120	1,743
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	245,667	290,759
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		89
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	1,120	1,743
Accruing TDRs		100
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 1,120	$ 1,932
Percentage of Total NPLs	12.45%	10.41%
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		$ 47
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 623	611
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	106,540	119,381
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		47
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	623	611
Accruing TDRs		9
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 623	$ 667
Percentage of Total NPLs	6.93%	3.60%

Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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