| Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 64,256 | | | | 489 | | | | 11,762 | | | | (1,944 | ) | | | 74,563 | | | | | | 7,181 | | | | 200 | | | | 1,944 | | | | (1,944 | ) | | | 7,381 | | | | | | 57,075 | | | | 289 | | | | 9,818 | | | | - | | | | 67,182 | | Provision for loan and lease losses | | | 2,325 | | | | - | | | | 923 | | | | - | | | | 3,248 | | | | | | 5,848 | | | | 8,039 | | | | 69 | | | | - | | | | 13,956 | | | | | | 37,280 | | | | 6,604 | | | | 5,195 | | | | - | | | | 49,079 | | Net earnings before tax and noncontrolling interest | | | 23,318 | | | | 1,724 | | | | 3,769 | | | | - | | | | 28,811 | | | | | | 7,901 | | | | 655 | | | | 838 | | | | - | | | | 9,394 | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,564 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,564 | ) | Net earnings attributable to National Commerce Corporation | | $ | 15,417 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 1,367 | | | | - | | | | 17,853 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total assets as of December 31, 2016 | | $ | 1,903,602 | | | | 15,373 | | | | 105,812 | | | | (74,003 | ) | | | 1,950,784 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 44,072 | | | | 385 | | | | 12,400 | | | | (2,012 | ) | | | 54,845 | | | | | | 4,670 | | | | 126 | | | | 2,012 | | | | (2,012 | ) | | | 4,796 | | | | | | 39,402 | | | | 259 | | | | 10,388 | | | | - | | | | 50,049 | | Provision for loan and lease losses | | | 1,158 | | | | - | | | | (45 | ) | | | - | | | | 1,113 | | | | | | 2,340 | | | | 6,070 | | | | 49 | | | | - | | | | 8,459 | | | | | | 29,741 | | | | 5,278 | | | | 5,226 | | | | - | | | | 40,245 | | Net earnings before tax and noncontrolling interest | | | 10,843 | | | | 1,051 | | | | 5,256 | | | | - | | | | 17,150 | | | | | | 3,866 | | | | 399 | | | | 1,211 | | | | - | | | | 5,476 | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (2,069 | ) | | | - | | | | (2,069 | ) | Net earnings attributable to National Commerce Corporation | | $ | 6,977 | | | | 652 | | | | 1,976 | | | | - | | | | 9,605 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total assets as of December 31, 2015 | | $ | 1,718,807 | | | | 15,020 | | | | 90,464 | | | | (60,922 | ) | | | 1,763,369 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2014 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 27,144 | | | | 410 | | | | 4,345 | | | | (557 | ) | | | 31,342 | | | | | | 2,746 | | | | 123 | | | | 731 | | | | (731 | ) | | | 2,869 | | | | | | 24,398 | | | | 287 | | | | 3,614 | | | | 174 | | | | 28,473 | | Provision for loan and lease losses | | | 174 | | | | - | | | | 804 | | | | - | | | | 978 | | | | | | 811 | | | | 4,199 | | | | 22 | | | | - | | | | 5,032 | | | | | | 18,048 | | | | 3,681 | | | | 1,724 | | | | - | | | | 23,453 | | Net earnings before tax and noncontrolling interest | | | 6,987 | | | | 805 | | | | 1,108 | | | | 174 | | | | 9,074 | | | | | | 2,627 | | | | 306 | | | | 226 | | | | - | | | | 3,159 | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (512 | ) | | | - | | | | (512 | ) | Net earnings attributable to National Commerce Corporation | | $ | 4,360 | | | | 499 | | | | 370 | | | | 174 | | | | 5,403 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total assets as of December 31, 2014 | | $ | 1,099,191 | | | | 9,329 | | | | 105,330 | | | | (75,424 | ) | | | 1,138,426 | |
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