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Note 3 - Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule Of Inventory Current And Non Current [Table Text Block]

		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

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