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Note 2 - Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Land Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	10 years
Land Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	15 years
Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	10 years
Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	40 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	5 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	20 years
Dies and Tools [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	3 years
Dies and Tools [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	10 years
Vehicles [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	3 years
Vehicles [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	5 years
Office Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	3 years
Office Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	15 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	7 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives	20 years

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- Definition

Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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