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Note 9 - Notes Payable | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Long-term Debt [Text Block] | 9. Notes Payable During March 2008, the Company obtained a Mexican peso (“MXN”) 1.0 billion term loan, which bore interest at a fixed rate of 8.58%, subject to change in accordance with the Company’s senior debt ratings, and was scheduled to mature in March 2013. During March 2013, the Company repaid this term loan and entered into a new five year 1.0 billion MXN term loan which matures in March 2018. This term loan bears interest at a rate equal to TIIE (Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate) plus 1.35% (6.13% as of March 31, 2013). The Company has the option to swap this rate to a fixed rate at any time during the term of the loan. As of March 31, 2013, the outstanding balance on this new term loan was MXN 1.0 billion (USD $80.9 million). During January 2013, the Company repaid the $100.0 million outstanding on its 6.125% senior unsecured notes, which matured in January 2013.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-term debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 + Details
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