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Note 10 - Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Notes Tables |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operation Balance Sheet [Table Text Block] |
|  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
(Amounts in Thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 85 |
Total current assets |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | 85 |
Long-term assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net (1) |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 81 |
Other assets |  |  | 251 |  |  |  | 268 |
Total long-term assets |  |  | 332 |  |  |  | 349 |
Total assets |  | $ | 420 |  |  | $ | 434 |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 268 |
Environmental liabilities |  |  | 676 |  |  |  | 677 |
Total current liabilities |  |  | 950 |  |  |  | 958 |
Long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Closure liabilities |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 113 |
Environmental liabilities |  |  | 248 |  |  |  | 248 |
Total long-term liabilities |  |  | 363 |  |  |  | 361 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 1,313 |  |  | $ | 1,319 |

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