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Note 2 - Stock-Based Compensation (Details Textual) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 shares | Aug. 31, 2013 shares | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 shares
Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] | Vest 25% Each Year Until Fully Vested [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  | 4 years |  |
Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] | Non-employee Directors [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, First Vesting Period After Grant Date |  |  | 1 year |  |
Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |  |  | 5 years |  |
Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |  |  | 10 years |  |
Incentive Plan [Member] | Stock Options and Restricted Stock [Member] | Vest 50% Each Year Until Fully Vested [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  | 2 years |  |
Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Vest Upon Successful Completion of Specific Development Milestones [Member] | August 2013 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 75.00% |  |
Number of Milestones Achieved |  |  | 3 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Shar-based Payment Award, Awards Unvested, Percentage |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Vest Upon Successful Completion of Specific Development Milestones [Member] | December 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Shar-based Payment Award, Awards Unvested, Percentage |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] | Vest Upon Successful Completion of Specific Development Milestones [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross | shares | 1,250 | 1,032 |  |  |
Incentive Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate |  |  | 0.00% |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  | $ 2,556 | $ 2,165 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant | shares |  |  | 127 |  | 16
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  | $ 89 | 94 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized | shares |  |  | 1,475 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant | shares |  |  | 463 |  |
Percentage of Salary to Purchase Common Stock, Maximum |  |  | 15.00% |  |
Percentage of Common Stock Shares, Beginning |  |  | 85.00% |  |
Percentage of Common Stock Shares, Ending |  |  | 85.00% |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Shares Per Employee | shares |  |  | 3 |  |
Shar-based Compensation Arrangement by Shar-based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Shares Per Employee, Amount |  |  | $ 25 |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans | shares |  |  | 34 |  |
Number of Stock-based Compensation Plans |  |  | 2 |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  | $ 2,645 | $ 2,259 |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized |  |  | 16,164 |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation Nonvested Awards Compensation Cost Expected to be Recognized For Remainder of Fiscal Year |  |  | 4,840 |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Expected to be Recognized Year Two |  |  | 5,856 |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Expected to be Recognized Year Three |  |  | 3,796 |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Expected to be Recognized Year Four |  |  | $ 1,672 |  |

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