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Note 12 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Acquisitions 2016 [Member] |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable | $ 0

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- Definition Amount of equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6578-128477 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6613-128477 + Details
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