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Note 8 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Note 8 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

		Shares				Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested at December 31, 2014			373,154			$	16.75
Granted			314,520				19.10
Vested			(218,220	)			17.30
Forfeited			(2,900	)			17.53
Non-vested at March 31, 2015			466,554			$	18.07
Vested but unissued at March 31, 2015			247,946			$	18.14

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

		For the three months ended March 31,
(In thousands)		2015				2014
Proceeds from stock options exercised		$	-			$	343
Fair value of shares received upon exercised of stock options			20				478
Tax benefit related to stock options exercised			1				69
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised			2				212

Non-Full Value Awards [Member]

Note 8 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Activity [Table Text Block]

		Shares				Weighted- Average Exercise Price			WeightedAverage Contractual Remaining Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value $(000) *
Outstanding at December 31, 2014			154,915			$	15.19
Granted			-				-
Exercised			(1,100	)			17.88
Forfeited			-				-
Outstanding at March 31, 2015			153,815			$	15.17		3.0		$	754

Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]

Note 8 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Activity [Table Text Block]

Phantom Stock Plan		Shares				Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2014			67,113			$	20.27
Granted			11,156				19.16
Forfeited			-				-
Distributions			(395	)			19.51
Outstanding at March 31, 2015			77,874			$	20.07
Vested at March 31, 2015			77,501			$	20.07

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Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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