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Note 19 - Sale and Leaseback of Vessels (Details) - Gas Premiership and Gas Cathar [Member] - USD ($)	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 19 - Sale and Leaseback of Vessels (Details) [Line Items]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Gross	$ 780,695		$ 780,695
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Term of Lease	4 years
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Current Period Gain Recognized		$ 195,040	4,954
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Rent Expense		4,320,000	$ 325,758
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Next Twelve Months		4,320,000
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Two Years		4,320,000
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Three Years		$ 4,008,000

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Amount of minimum lease payments for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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