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Note 14 - Benefit Plans (Details) - Weighted-average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Pension (Benefit) Cost	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Weighted-average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Pension (Benefit) Cost [Abstract]
Discount rate	5.01%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate		4.14%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate		4.65%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.88%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets		6.95%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets		7.57%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
Rate of compensation increase (1)		[1]		[1]		[1]
[1] No compensation increase was assumed as the plans were frozen effective December 31, 2008.

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The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money.

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An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation.

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Expected rate of compensation increases (for pay-related plans).

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