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Note 7 - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Level 3 Measurements (Details) - Industrial [Member] - Custom Products Reporting Unit [Member] - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Trade Names [Member] |
Fair value | $ 680
Trade Names [Member] | Relief From Royalty [Member] |
Discount rate | 18.00%
Royalty rate | 1.00%
Customer Relationships [Member] |
Fair value |
Customer Relationships [Member] | Excess Earnings [Member] |
Discount rate | 18.00%
Attrition rate | 5.00%

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- Definition Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bbb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Fair value portion of assets, excluding financial assets, that lack physical substance, having a limited useful life. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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