Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale $ 912,443 $ 1,034,711
CMBS [Member] | Investment Held in Securitization Trust [Member] | Less than six months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 28,232 22,215
CMBS [Member] | Investment Held in Securitization Trust [Member] | More than twenty-four months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 64,346 48,944
CMBS [Member] | Investment Held in Securitization Trust [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 92,578 71,159
Agency RMBs [Member] | Less than six months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 97,385 91,633
Agency RMBs [Member] | Six Months to Twenty-Four Months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 14,823 15,559
Agency RMBs [Member] | More than twenty-four months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 764,666 894,047
Agency RMBs [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 876,874 1,001,239
Non-Agency RMBS [Member] | Less than six months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 2,361 2,687
Non-Agency RMBS [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 2,361 2,687
Collateralized Loan Obligation [Member] | Less than six months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 33,208 30,785
Collateralized Loan Obligation [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 33,208 30,785
Investment Held in Securitization Trust [Member] | Less than six months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 28,232 22,215
Investment Held in Securitization Trust [Member] | More than twenty-four months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 64,346 48,944
Investment Held in Securitization Trust [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 92,578 71,159
Less than six months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 132,954 125,105
Six Months to Twenty-Four Months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale 14,823 15,559
More than twenty-four months [Member]
   
Note 3 - Investment Securities Available for Sale (Details) - Stated Reset Periods [Line Items]    
Carrying value, investment securities available for sale $ 764,666 $ 894,047