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Note K - Rights Agreement	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Rights Agreement [Text Block]	Note K – Rights Agreement On October 30, 2001, the Company declared a dividend distribution of one preferred stock purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock. Prior to a three-for-two stock split of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock on May 31, 2011, (see Note A-3), each Right entitled the holder to purchase from the Company four ten-thousandths (4/10,000) of a share of Series A Preferred at a price of $33.33 per four ten-thousandth (4/10,000) of a share. As a consequence of the aforementioned stock split, an automatic adjustment of each Right occurred pursuant to a Rights Agreement dated November 14, 2001 between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company (the “Rights Agreement”), following which each holder of a Right was then entitled to purchase from the Company three ten-thousandths (3/10,000) of a share of Series A Preferred at a price of $22.22 per three ten-thousandth (3/10,000) of a share. Initially, the Rights would not be exercisable and would automatically trade with the common stock. The Rights would become exercisable, in general, ten days following the announcement of a person or group acquiring beneficial ownership of at least 15% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company. Pursuant to the Rights Agreement, the Rights expired on November 14, 2011.

Note K - Rights Agreement

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Note K – Rights Agreement

On October 30, 2001, the Company declared a dividend distribution of one preferred stock purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock. Prior to a three-for-two stock split of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock on May 31, 2011, (see Note A-3), each Right entitled the holder to purchase from the Company four ten-thousandths (4/10,000) of a share of Series A Preferred at a price of $33.33 per four ten-thousandth (4/10,000) of a share. As a consequence of the aforementioned stock split, an automatic adjustment of each Right occurred pursuant to a Rights Agreement dated November 14, 2001 between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company (the “Rights Agreement”), following which each holder of a Right was then entitled to purchase from the Company three ten-thousandths (3/10,000) of a share of Series A Preferred at a price of $22.22 per three ten-thousandth (3/10,000) of a share. Initially, the Rights would not be exercisable and would automatically trade with the common stock. The Rights would become exercisable, in general, ten days following the announcement of a person or group acquiring beneficial ownership of at least 15% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company. Pursuant to the Rights Agreement, the Rights expired on November 14, 2011.