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Note 11 - Stock Repurchase Program: (Details Textual)	Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares
Subsequent Event [Member] | A B L Credit Facility [Member] | Stock Repurchases Value Exceeds 2.5 Million, Option 1 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Percentage of Revolver Commitments	25.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] | A B L Credit Facility [Member] | Stock Repurchases Value Exceeds 2.5 Million, Option 2 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Percentage of Revolver Commitments	15.00%
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms EBITDA Ratio	1
Subsequent Event [Member] | A B L Credit Facility [Member]
Unrestricted Common Stock Purchases, Maximum, Value	$ 2,500,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 550,000
A B L Credit Facility [Member] | Stock Repurchases Value Exceeds 2.5 Million, Option 1 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Balance Required for Compliance with Revolver Commitments		$ 91,300,000
A B L Credit Facility [Member] | Stock Repurchases Value Exceeds 2.5 Million, Option 2 [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Balance Required for Compliance with Revolver Commitments		$ 54,800,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares | shares		0

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 505



-SubTopic 10



-Section 50



-Paragraph 2



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644



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-Publisher SEC



-Name Regulation S-X (SX)



-Number 210



-Section 04



-Article 3



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-Publisher SEC



-Name Regulation S-X (SX)



-Number 210



-Section 02



-Paragraph 29, 30



-Article 5

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