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Note 21 - Income Taxes (Details) - Uncertain Tax Benefits Liability (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Uncertain Tax Benefits Liability [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year | $ 4,590 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |  | $ 16,890 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |
Increases for tax positions related to current year | 59 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions |  | 15 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions |
Reduction due to adoption of ASU 2013-11(a) |  | [1] | (12,315)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | [1]
Balance, end of year | $ 4,649 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |  | $ 4,590 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |
[1] | This amount was reclassified against the related deferred tax asset relating to the Company's early adoption of ASU 2013-11 as discussed above.

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