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Note 6 - Income Taxes (Details) - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Abstract] |  |
Balance at January 1 | $ 10 | $ 15
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 245 | 5
Reductions for tax positions of prior years | (1) |
Settlements and lapse of statute of limitations | (1) | (10)
Balance at December 31 | $ 253 | $ 10

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- Definition Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15A -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=SL6600010-109319 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Unrecognized Tax Benefit -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6527854 + Details
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