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Note 9 - Equity Method Investment (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Balance Sheet [Member] |
Notes Tables |
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] |
(in thousands) |  | As of September 30, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
Current Assets |  | $ | 23,276 |  |  | $ | 19,660 |
Non-current Assets |  |  | 255,352 |  |  |  | 183,905 |
Current Liabilities |  |  | 15,451 |  |  |  | 53,981 |
Non-current Liabilities |  |  | 219,878 |  |  |  | 117,135 |
Total Equity |  | $ | 43,299 |  |  | $ | 32,449 |
Income Statement [Member] |
Notes Tables |
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] |
|  | For the three months ended September 30, 2018 |  |  | For the three months ended September 30, 2017 |  |  | For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 |  |  | For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 |
Revenue |  | $ | 25,437 |  |  | $ | 18,299 |  |  | $ | 74,152 |  |  | $ | 64,543 |
Operating Expenses |  |  | 19,061 |  |  |  | 15,439 |  |  |  | 58,060 |  |  |  | 55,753 |
Operating Income |  |  | 6,376 |  |  |  | 2,860 |  |  |  | 16,092 |  |  |  | 8,790 |
Net Income |  | $ | 4,369 |  |  | $ | 1,499 |  |  | $ | 10,850 |  |  | $ | 5,188 |

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