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Note 11 - Equity-Method Investment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Consolidated Balance Sheets [Member]

Note 11 - Equity-Method Investment (Tables) [Line Items]

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

		March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
Carrying value, recorded as a component of other non-current assets		$	39,871			$	33,282
Present value of obligation associated with future equity contributions, recorded as a component of accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities			39,076				32,177

Consolidated Statements of Operations [Member]

Note 11 - Equity-Method Investment (Tables) [Line Items]

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2015				2014
Asset impairments to write investment down to fair value		$	4,130			$	-
Our portion of the partnership’s operating losses			1,732				-
Non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of the discounted fair value of future equity contributions			211				-
Tax benefits and credits generated			7,250				-

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Tabular disclosure of equity method investments including, but not limited to, name of each investee or group of investments, percentage ownership, difference between recorded amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets, and summarized financial information.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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