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Note 14 - Income Taxes:
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
(14)        Income Taxes:

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $916 thousand, or 35.9% of income before income taxes, compared to $851 thousand, or 12.2% of income before income taxes, for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $7.9 million, or 39.0% of income before income taxes, compared to $12.2 million, or 33.3% of income before income taxes, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

The lower effective tax rate in 2011 was mainly due to changes in unrecognized tax benefits due to a lapsing of the statute of limitations.