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Note 12 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 02, 2006 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | May 31, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2010 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 273,000 |  | $ 274,000 | $ 263,000 |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 302,000 |  | 267,000 | 270,000 |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 113,000 |  | $ 103,000 | $ 106,000 |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Impact on Earnings Per Share, Diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.03 |  |  |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Impact on Earnings Per Share, Basic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.02 |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 239,000 |  |  |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Impact on Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.02 | $ 0.02 |
Share Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25.98 |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.07 |  | $ 0 | $ 6.34 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 101,000 |  | $ 940,000 | $ 1,355,000 |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91,000 |  | $ 236,000 | $ 846,000 |
Amortization Year 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 135,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization, Year 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization, Year 4 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000 |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  |  |  |  | 9,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,275 |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  | $ 42.65 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30.81 | [1] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period, Percentage |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 42.65 |  |  |  |
Nonqualified Options [Member] | Key Employees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,000 | 50,000 |  |  | 9,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 94,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonqualified Options [Member] | Annual Grant to Non-employee [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70,000 | $ 70,000 |  | $ 60,000 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Grants in Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 325 | 175 |  | 504 |  |  |  |  |
Performance Based Variable Nonqualified Stock Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Performance Awards Earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,442
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,558
Performance Based Variable Nonqualified Stock Options [Member] | Key Employees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2006 Stock Option Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized |  | 750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 355,000 |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  | $ 30.81 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Four [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Nonqualified Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Stock Award [Member] | Director [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  |  | 2,275 | 1,225 |  | 3,024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  | $ 30.80 | $ 57.27 |  | $ 19.88 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Nonqualified Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |
The 2014 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Nonqualified Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
[1] | The weighted-average grant date fair value was based on the closing price of the Company's stock on the date of the grant.

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