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Note 3 - Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

3. INVENTORIES:

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and consist of the following (in thousands):

		December 31,
		2015				2014
Short-term inventories:
Raw materials		$	21,486			$	48,005
Work-in-process			1,901				1,741
Finished goods			3,641				20,663
Supplies			2,447				2,370
			29,475				72,779
Long-term inventories:
Finished goods			823				1,214
Total inventories		$	30,298			$	73,993

Inventory balances are net of lower of cost or market reserves of $8.6 million and $6.6 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Long-term inventories are recorded in other assets.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 6
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