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Note 11 - Credit Agreements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 09, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	May 31, 2013	May 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 01, 2014	May 02, 2013	Feb. 11, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
Note 11 - Credit Agreements (Details) [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared (in Dollars per share)			$ 5.00	$ 6.00	$ 0	$ 5.00	$ 6.00
Gain on Change in Contractual Interest Rate					$ 16,014
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value		189,761			189,761	150,147	108,023									93,126
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Payments for Fees	1,386us-gaap_PaymentsForFees			18,000us-gaap_PaymentsForFees
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount	1,407us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount			801us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost	2,902			9,198
Repayments of Long-term Debt		25,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Short-term Debt		5,359us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings			5,359us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings	9,575us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Foreign Line of Credit [Member]
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Short-term Debt		5,359			5,359	9,575
Net Debt Leverage Ratio Threshold [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Note 11 - Credit Agreements (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					1.50%
Net Debt Leverage Ratio Threshold [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Adjusted LIBOR Rate [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					2.50%
Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Note 11 - Credit Agreements (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				4.00%	1.75%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				5.00%	2.75%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.25%	0.75%
Term Loan [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			1,200,000	900,000
Uncommitted Incremental Term Loan Facility			300,000	125,000
Percentage of Term Loan Amortization					0.25%
Net Debt Leverage Ratio Threshold					3.00
Net Debt Leverage Ratio Achieved					3.00			3.00
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)													0.25%
Gain on Change in Contractual Interest Rate													16,014
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost					2,084									924	1,839
Repayments of Long-term Debt									30,000	80,000	50,000	12,000
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	150,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Net			21,824
Payments for Fees			13,797
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Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost			5,473
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ABL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					1.00%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					2.00%
ABL Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			150,000
Debt Instrument, Extension Period			1 year
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Qualified Cash		5,000			5,000
Percentage of Aggregate Commitments					10.00%
Amount Availability Under Agreements as per Covenants					10,000
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