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Note 11 - Stock Repurchase Program (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Treasury Stock [Member]
Shares Acquired Under Stock Repurchases Program, Shares		3,303,500
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 200,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Period in Force	2 years
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock		$ 99,942

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- Definition

Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury

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- Definition

The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3291-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Period which shares may be purchased under a stock repurchase plan authorized by an entity's Board of Directors, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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