NOTE 3 - LOANS/LEASES RECEIVABLE - Loans Leases Nonperforming Loans Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	$ 1,419	$ 33
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	11,628	7,902
Accruing TDRs	843,000	1,700
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 3,695,859	$ 3,681,346
Percentage of Total NPLs	100.00%	100.00%
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	$ 1,419	$ 33
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	11,628	7,902
Accruing TDRs	545	979
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 13,592	$ 8,914
Percentage of Total NPLs	100.00%	100.00%
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 1,527	$ 1,236
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	1,484,979	1,507,825
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	1,527	1,236
Accruing TDRs	359	646
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 1,886	$ 1,882
Percentage of Total NPLs	13.88%	21.12%
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 1,783,086	$ 1,736,396
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	99	34
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	454,955	443,989
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	1,224
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	410,383	378,797
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Other Non-owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	7,564	3,853
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	917,748	913,610
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	99	34
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 99	$ 34
Percentage of Total NPLs	0.73%	0.38%
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	$ 1,224
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 1,224
Percentage of Total NPLs	9.01%
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] \| Other Non-owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 7,564	$ 3,853
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 7,564	$ 3,853
Percentage of Total NPLs	55.64%	43.22%
Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	$ 1,165	$ 1,517
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	83,324	87,869
Finance Leases Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	1,165	1,517
Accruing TDRs	186	333
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 1,351	$ 1,850
Percentage of Total NPLs	9.94%	20.75%
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	$ 82
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	658	$ 706
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	237,742	239,904
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	82
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	658	706
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 740	$ 706
Percentage of Total NPLs	5.44%	7.92%
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	$ 113	$ 33
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	615	556
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	106,728	109,352
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More	113	33
Nonaccrual Loans/Leases	615	556
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income	$ 728	$ 589
Percentage of Total NPLs	5.36%	6.61%

Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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