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Note 9 - Equity-Method Investment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Consolidated Statement of Operations [Member]

Notes Tables

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Asset impairments to write investment down to fair value		$	3,498			$	4,131			$	10,494			$	12,391
Our portion of the partnership’s operating losses			2,066				1,731				6,197				5,196
Non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of the discounted fair value of future equity contributions			31				155				185				549
Tax benefits and credits generated			7,592				7,414				20,374				22,316

Consolidated Balance Sheet [Member]

Notes Tables

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

		September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
Carrying value, recorded as a component of other non-current assets		$	5,594			$	22,284
Present value of obligation associated with future equity contributions, recorded as a component of accrued liabilities			5,674				22,511

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66011266&loc=d3e33918-111571

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