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Note 2 - Acquisitions Dispositions (Tables) (BGI [Member])

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

BGI [Member]

Note 2 - Acquisitions Dispositions (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

Inventories, net		$	1,268
Property, plant and equipment, net			47
Intangibles, net			5,711
Goodwill			3,295
Accrued expenses			(53	)
Total purchase price allocation		$	10,268

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Six Months Ended September 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Revenues		$	18,540			$	14,592			$	35,258			$	27,726
Net income			3,060				2,467				5,019				4,863
Net Income per common share:
Basic		$	0.87			$	0.72			$	1.43			$	1.43
Diluted			0.84				0.69				1.38				1.36

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Tabular disclosure of pro forma results of operations for a material business acquisition or series of individually immaterial business acquisitions that are material in the aggregate.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Tabular disclosure of the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. May include but not limited to the following: (a) acquired receivables; (b) contingencies recognized at the acquisition date; and (c) the fair value of noncontrolling interests in the acquiree.

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