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Note 11 - Long-Term Debt Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares | May. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) basispoint $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) days d basispoint $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2010 | Nov. 15, 2010 USD ($) | Jun. 01, 2005 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  | $ 1,219,454,000 | $ 1,192,299,000 |  | $ 1,219,454,000 | $ 1,192,299,000 |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 156,172,000 | 57,223,000 | $ 79,372,000 |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,800,000) |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 9.00% |  |  | 9.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  | $ 192,261,000 | 190,245,000 |  | $ 192,261,000 | 190,245,000 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  | $ 46,115,000 | 371,336,000 |  | $ 46,115,000 | 371,336,000 |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  | $ 389,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 389,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt |  | (52,300,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Convertible Debt |  | $ 126,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued | shares |  | 28,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Repurchase of Debt Instrument |  | $ (91,900,000) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (91,900,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Induced Conversion of Convertible Debt Expense |  | 35,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  | 4,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt, Termination of Capped Call Transaction, Total Consideration |  | $ 54,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt, Termination of Capped Call Transaction, Number of Shares Received | shares |  | 2,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt, Termination of Capped Call Transaction, Total Cash Received |  |  |  |  | $ 13,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  | $ 341,214,000 | 336,133,000 |  | $ 341,214,000 | 336,133,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  | 5.50% |  | 5.50% |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  | $ 295,751,000 | 294,585,000 |  | $ 295,751,000 | 294,585,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 293,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Basis Points Added to Treasury Rate Used in Calculating Redemption Price of Debt | basispoint |  |  |  |  | 50 |  |  | 50 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |  | 5.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  | $ 344,113,000 | $ 0 |  | $ 344,113,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  | 343,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Long Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  | $ 1,219,454,000 | 1,192,299,000 |  | $ 1,219,454,000 | 1,192,299,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of Stock With Ordinary Voting Rights That the Company Must Retain In Order to Make Any Capital Stock Transactions Under Debt Covenant Agreement |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  | $ 46,115,000 | 371,336,000 |  | $ 46,115,000 | 371,336,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense | [1] |  |  |  | $ (314,000) | (3,974,000) |  | $ (314,000) | (3,974,000) |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450,000,000 |
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt |  |  |  | $ 391,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.75% |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.5688 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 11.69 |  |  | $ 11.69 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance | shares |  |  |  |  | 23,000,000 |  |  | 23,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Stock Price Per Share Included In Capped Call Transaction | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 14.11 |  |  | $ 14.11 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid To Purchase Capped Call Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 46,100,000 |
Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  | $ 341,214,000 | 336,133,000 |  | $ 341,214,000 | 336,133,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense | [1] |  |  |  | $ (4,465,000) | $ (5,878,000) |  | $ (4,465,000) | $ (5,878,000) |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 389,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.25% |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94.3396 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 10.60 |  |  | $ 10.60 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance | shares |  |  |  |  | 50,000,000 |  |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption Trigger based on Company Stock Price [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days | d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Redemption Price, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion Trigger based on Company Stock Price [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days | d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion Trigger based on Company Stock Price [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days | d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion Trigger based on Trading Price of Debt Versus Company Stock Price [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days | days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Debt Price Trigger, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion Trigger based on Trading Price of Debt Versus Company Stock Price [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days | days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Debt Price Trigger, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Due 2015 Exchange | Senior Notes Due 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 195,500,000 |  |  |  |
Debt Due 2015 Exchange | Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 9.00% |  |  | 9.00% |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (4,000,000) |  |  |  |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 192,605,000 |  |  | $ 192,605,000 |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  |  | 375,310,000 |  |  | 375,310,000 |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  |  | 342,011,000 |  |  | 342,011,000 |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000 |  |  | 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Total Long Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt (Note 11) |  |  |  |  |  | 1,209,926,000 |  |  | 1,209,926,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense |  |  |  |  | $ (17,600,000) |  |  | $ (17,600,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] | Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense |  |  |  |  |  | (2,360,000) |  |  | (2,360,000) |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense |  |  |  |  |  | (3,974,000) |  |  | (3,974,000) |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense |  |  |  |  |  | (5,878,000) |  |  | (5,878,000) |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] | Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense |  |  |  |  |  | (5,415,000) |  |  | (5,415,000) |  |  |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect [Member] | Total Long Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense |  |  |  |  |  | $ (17,627,000) |  |  | $ (17,627,000) |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Included within long-term debt and is being amortized over the life of the convertible notes.

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- Definition Convertible Debt Trigger Based on Trading Price Per Share of Debt represents the trigger defined to compare the trading price per $1000 principal amount of the notes (for each trading day during that measurement period) which is the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period, whereby the trading price per share of note is less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the common stock and the applicable conversion rate on such trading day. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The factor to be used against unpaid principal plus accrued and unpaid interest of convertible debt when calculating the redemption price. The redemption date will not be included in the calculation of interest unless the redemption date falls on or just after a payment date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Convertible Debt Trigger Based on Common Stock Price represents trigger defined to compare the common stock price during any calendar quarter after the initial debt offering quarter, whereby the price of common stock is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price for each of at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The maximum stock price per share consideration in the capped call transactions which are intended to offset the potential dilution to common stock and/or any potential cash payments required to be made at conversion of the convertible security. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition This concept represents the percent of stock with ordinary voting rights that the company must retain in order to make any capital stock transactions under debt covenant agreement. + References No definition available. + Details
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