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Note 14 - Stock Repurchase Program (Details Textual) |  | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
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% |
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] |  |
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Percentage of Revolver Commitments | 15.00% |
Balance Required for Compliance with Revolver Commitments |  | $ 54,800,000
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms EBITDA Ratio | 1 |
A B L Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Unrestricted Common Stock Purchases, Maximum, Value | $ 2,500,000 |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount | $ 550,000 |
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired | shares |  | 65,283
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share | $ / shares |  | $ 10.71

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- Definition Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405813&loc=d3e23239-112655 + Details
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