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Note 11 - Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] |
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Revenue |  | $ | 10,078 |  |  | $ | 24,782 |  |  | $ | 18,878 |  |  | $ | 45,429 |
Income from discontinued operations |  | $ | 409 |  |  | $ | 771 |  |  | $ | 693 |  |  | $ | 1,028 |
Income tax expense |  |  | (135 | ) |  |  | (285 | ) |  |  | (246 | ) |  |  | (380 | )
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense |  | $ | 274 |  |  | $ | 486 |  |  | $ | 447 |  |  | $ | 648 |
Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block] |
|  | June 30, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Inventories |  | $ | 7,486 |  |  | $ | 9,412 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 1,176 |  |  |  | 1,102 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 2,071 |  |  |  | 2,065 |
|  | $ | 10,733 |  |  | $ | 12,579 |
|  | June 30, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Floor plan notes payable |  | $ | 6,378 |  |  | $ | 8,347 |

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