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Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Contract Term Max	9 months
Number of Reportable Segments	1
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	25 years
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	30 years

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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