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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Nov. 16, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Yellowstone Television, LLC [Member] | Nov. 16, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member] Yellowstone Television, LLC [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Excalibur [Member] KJCT [Member] Licensing Agreements [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Excalibur [Member] KJCT [Member] | Mar. 11, 2014 Excalibur [Member] WQCW [Member] | Nov. 20, 2013 Excalibur [Member] Hoak and Parker [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Yellowstone Television, LLC [Member] Retransmission Agreements [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Yellowstone Television, LLC [Member] Decaying Advertiser Base [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Yellowstone Television, LLC [Member] Other Intangible Assets [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Yellowstone Television, LLC [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Yellowstone Television, LLC [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Yellowstone Television, LLC [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 KJCT [Member] Non-license Assets [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 KJCT [Member] Retransmission Agreements [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 KJCT [Member] Retransmission Agreements [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 KJCT [Member] Income Leases [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 KJCT [Member] Income Leases [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 KJCT [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 KJCT [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 WQCW [Member] | Nov. 20, 2013 Hoak and Parker [Member] | Dec. 18, 2013 KEVN-TV [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Licensing Agreements [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Excalibur [Member]
Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  | $ 4,500,000 | $ 7,500,000 |  |  |  | $ 23,000,000 |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,500,000 | $ 335,000,000 | $ 7,800,000 |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,700,000 | 9,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Liabilities, Unamortized Intrinsic Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,739,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000,000 |  |  | 37,500,000 |  |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900,000 | 600,000 | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 73 days | 7 years 36 days | 146 days |  |  |  |  | 2 years 109 days |  | 10 years 73 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | 23,288,000 | 24,220,000 | 21,312,000 | 15,060,000 | 58,511,000 | 41,063,000 | 33,046,000 | 20,821,000 | 83,880,000 | 153,441,000 | 75,348,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300,000 |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Derivative Instrument, Investing Activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000
Escrow Deposit Disbursements Related to Property Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 | $ 400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  | $ 800,000 |  |

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