Note 12 - Income Taxes and Other Taxes Payable (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates	20 years beginning from the year it occurred if not utilized
Corporate income tax, PRC	25.00%
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	$ 13,700,000	$ 8,700,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	0	87,000
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 0	$ 87,000

The sum of domestic, foreign and state and local operating loss carryforwards, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32559-109319

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 109

-Paragraph 48

-Subparagraph a

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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