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Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 05, 2011 | Jun. 02, 2011 | May 25, 2012 | Apr. 21, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2005 | Apr. 03, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2003 | Jun. 08, 2011 June 8, 2011 [Member] | Dec. 02, 2011 December 1, 2011 [Member] | Jun. 02, 2012 June 1, 2012 [Member] | Dec. 01, 2012 December 1, 2012 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Community Development Block Grant [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Community Development Block Grant [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 Mississippi Rural Impact Fund Grant [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Mississippi Rural Impact Fund Grant [Member]
Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 221,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum Licensing Fee Per Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Received To Date Under Grant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 480,000 |  | 150,000
Minimum Full Time Employees Required |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  | 30
Percentage Of Positions Required To Be Made Available To Low Or Moderate Income Families |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  | 51.00%
Employment Requirement Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  | 2 years
Minimum Required Equipment And Working Capital Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  | 1,000,000 |
Investment Requirement Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  | 3 years |
Number Of Exigent Contracts Adjusted |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss |  |  |  |  |  | 1,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount |  | 2,700,000 | 125,000 | 2,730,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,730,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingency Settlement, Interest Rate |  | 2.625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingency Settlement, Principal Payment Due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 | 567,000 | 567,000 | 566,000 |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value | $ 60,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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