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Note 16 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block] |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Balance Sheet Location |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Interest rate swap contracts | Current liabilities – Derivatives |  |  | 1,907,088 |  |  |  | 1,718,438 |
Interest rate contracts | Long-term liabilities – Derivatives |  |  | 1,544,409 |  |  |  | 675,130 |
Total derivative liabilities |  |  |  | 3,451,497 |  |  |  | 2,393,568 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block] |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Location of gain (loss) recognized |  | Year Ended December 31, 2010 |  |  | Year Ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | Year Ended December 31, 2012 |
FFA contracts – Fair value | Change in fair value of derivatives |  |  | 9,692,455 |  |  |  | (574,336 | ) |  |  | - |
FFA contracts - Realized loss | Change in fair value of derivatives |  |  | (10,875,776 | ) |  |  | 910,088 |  |  |  | (2,247 | )
Interest rate – Fair value | Change in fair value of derivatives |  |  | (1,468,650 | ) |  |  | (76,516 | ) |  |  | 1,057,928 |
Interest rate contracts - Realized loss | Change in fair value of derivatives |  |  | (1,569,846 | ) |  |  | (1,758,158 | ) |  |  | (1,693,084 | )
Total loss on derivatives |  |  |  | (4,221,817 | ) |  |  | (1,498,122 | ) |  |  | (637,403 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the location and fair value amounts of derivative instruments (and nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments) reported in the statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 133 -Paragraph 205G -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5624163-113959 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 133 -Paragraph 44C -Subparagraph a -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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