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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

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			Years
Buildings and improvements			5-40
Service equipment			5-15
Furniture, office equipment, signs and fixtures			3-10

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Tabular disclosure of useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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