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Note 8 - Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 8 - Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits Details
Balance - beginning of year	$ 7,296us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 7,508us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Decreases related to prior year tax positions	0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	(212)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Balance - end of year	$ 7,296us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 7,296us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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