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Note 5 - Share-based Compensation and Employee Benefit Plan (Details Textual) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 04, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Labor and Related Expense		$ 2,497,000	$ 2,615,000	$ 4,927,000	$ 5,165,000
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay				50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent				6.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost		$ 60,000	$ 94,000	$ 38,000	$ 81,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		5,084		5,084	58,084
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period			2,526	2,231	2,526
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		6,000	4,213	6,000	4,213
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number		32,117	107,199	32,117	107,199	35,264	33,033	113,938	55,854
2012 Stock Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized		3,000,000		3,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant		2,886,432		2,886,432
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		$ 25,000	$ 154,000	$ 68,000	$ 308,000
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Employees [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		4,000	139,000	32,000	279,000
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Patriot's External Directors [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		21,000	15,000	36,000	29,000
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Patriot's External Directors [Member] \| Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member]
Labor and Related Expense		$ 77,000	$ 80,000	$ 146,000	$ 152,000
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number		0		0		0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised				0		0
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition				2 years 204 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period		0		2,231
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		6,000		6,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options		$ 367,000		$ 367,000
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				5,084	5,884
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Employee [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period				0	52,200
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Non-executive Employees [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	3 years
Stock Granted During Period, Shares, Gross Per Employee	100
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross	8,700
Share Price	$ 15.50
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		0		0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number		6,900		6,900
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options	$ 135,000	$ 54,000		$ 54,000
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period				4 years
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period				5 years
2012 Stock Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period				3 years