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Note 9 - Acquisitions and Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures with Noncontrolling Owners' Interests (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption Disclosure [Table Text Block] |
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Member’s interest subject to mandatory redemption |  | $ | 20,000 |  |  | $ | 20,000 |
Undistributed earnings attributable to this interest |  |  | 6,037 |  |  |  | 3,989 |
Earnings distributed |  |  | (3,200 | ) |  |  | - |
Total liability |  | $ | 22,837 |  |  | $ | 23,989 |
Schedule of Changes in Noncontrolling owner's Interest in Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures [Table Text Block] |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 4,097 |  |  | $ | 20,046 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest included in liabilities |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,687 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest included in equity |  |  | 3,238 |  |  |  | 1,563 |
Change in fair value of RLW put/call |  |  | - |  |  |  | (59 | )
Change in fair value of RHB obligation |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,875 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners |  |  | (1,190 | ) |  |  | (2,735 | )
RLW Put/Call Payout |  |  | - |  |  |  | (509 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 6,145 |  |  | $ | 21,868 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the nature and terms of the financial instruments and the rights and obligations embodied in those instruments, information about settlement alternatives, if any, in the contract and identification of the entity that controls the settlement alternatives including: a. The amount that would be paid, or the number of shares that would be issued and their fair value, determined under the conditions specified in the contract if the settlement were to occur at the reporting date b. How changes in the fair value of the issuer's equity shares would affect those settlement amounts (for example, "the issuer is obligated to issue an additional x shares or pay an additional y dollars in cash for each $1 decrease in the fair value of one share") c. The maximum amount that the issuer could be required to pay to redeem the instrument by physical settlement, if applicable d. The maximum number of shares that could be required to be issued, if applicable e. That a contract does not limit the amount that the issuer could be required to pay or the number of shares that the issuer could be required to issue, if applicable f. For a forward contract or an option indexed to the issuer's equity shares, the forward price or option strike price, the number of issuer's shares to which the contract is indexed, and the settlement date or dates of the contract, as applicable. g. The components of the liability that would otherwise be related to shareholders' interest and other comprehensive income (if any) subject to the redemption feature (for example, par value and other paid in amounts of mandatorily redeemable instruments are disclosed separately from the amount of retained earnings or accumulated deficit). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 480 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6940734&loc=d3e22026-110879 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 480 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6940734&loc=d3e22047-110879 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 480 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6402702&loc=SL5909891-110878 + Details
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