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Note 2 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block] |
As of September 30, 2014: |  |  |  |
Commodity | Trade Date | Effective Date | Notional Amount | Termination Date
Copper | 1/31/2014 | 2/1/2014 | $ 3,879 | 12/31/2014
Copper | 3/11/2014 | 4/1/2014 | 3,014 | 12/31/2014
As of December 31, 2013: |  |  |  |
Commodity | Trade Date | Effective Date | Notional Amount | Termination Date
Copper | 6/21/2013 | 10/1/2013 | $ 2,169 | 6/30/2014
As of September 30, 2013: |  |  |  |
Commodity | Trade Date | Effective Date | Notional Amount | Termination Date
Copper | 2/26/2013 | 3/1/2013 | $ 2,677 | 12/31/2013
Copper | 3/1/2013 | 3/1/2013 | 2,636 | 12/31/2013
Copper | 4/15/2013 | 5/1/2013 | 4,033 | 12/31/2013
Copper | 6/21/2013 | 10/1/2013 | 2,169 | 6/30/2014
Schedule of Foreign Exchange Contracts, Statement of Financial Position [Table Text Block] |
As of September 30, 2014: |  |  |  |
Currency Denomination |  | Notional Amount |
British Pound Sterling (GBP) to Euro |  | £ | 3,000 |
A s of December 31, 2013: |  |  |  |
Currency Denomination |  | Notional Amount |
United States Dollar (USD) to Euro |  | $ | 650 |
British Pound Sterling (GBP) to Euro |  | £ | 4,000 |
Schedule of Derivative Assets Liabilities at Fair Value [Table Text Block] |
|  | September 30, 201 4 |  |  | December 31, 201 3 |
Commodity contracts |  | $ | (55 | ) |  | $ | 69 |
Foreign currency contracts |  |  | (190 | ) |  |  | 56 |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | 1,236 |
Schedule of Derivatives Instruments Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block] |
|  | Amount of Gain R ecognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the T hree Months E nded September 30, |  | Locatio n of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Net I ncome on I neffective P ortion of H edges |  | Amount of L oss R eclassified from Accumulated Oth er Comprehensive Loss into Net I ncome for the T hree Months E nded September 30, |  |  | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Net I ncome on H edges (I neffective P ortion) for the T hree Months E nded September 30, |
|  | 201 4 |  |  | 201 3 |  |  |  | 201 4 |  |  | 201 3 |  |  | 201 4 |  |  | 201 3 |
Derivatives D esignated as H edging I nstruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | $ | 989 |  |  | $ | — |  | Interest expense |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivatives N ot D esignated as H edging I nstruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps (1) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  | Interest expense |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (376 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 501 |
Commodity and foreign currency contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  | Cost of goods sold |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (199 | ) |  | $ | 578 |
|  | Amount of L oss R ecognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the Nine M onths E nded September 30, |  | Location of G ain (L oss) R ecognized in N et I ncome on I neffective P ortion of H edges |  | Amount of L oss R eclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into N et I ncome for the Nine M onths E nded September 30, |  |  | Amount of G ain (L oss) R ecognized in N et I ncome on H edges (I neffective P ortion) for the Nine M onths E nded September 30, |
|  | 201 4 |  |  | 201 3 |  |  |  | 201 4 |  |  | 201 3 |  |  | 201 4 |  |  | 201 3 |
Derivatives D esignated as H edging I nstruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | $ | (719 | ) |  | $ | — |  | Interest expense |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps (1) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  | Interest expense |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,381 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,973 |
Commodity and foreign currency contracts |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  | Cost of goods sold |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (344 | ) |  | $ | (540 | )

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