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Note 8 - Income taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	8. Income taxes Provision for income taxes was $905,000 for the three month period ending September 30, 2014. Benefit from income taxes was $12,869,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. These benefits result from the Company’s ability to carry back federal and state tax losses to prior periods and recover previously paid taxes. In addition, the Company will be able to carry forward any excess losses that could not be carried back to prior years, to reduce income taxes in future periods. The benefit for both the carry back and net operating loss carry forward are recorded as a component of non-current Deferred Tax Assets. Provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was at the Company’s historic effective tax rate of approximately 31%.

Note 8 - Income taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

8. Income taxes

Provision for income taxes was $905,000 for the three month period ending September 30, 2014. Benefit from income taxes was $12,869,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. These benefits result from the Company’s ability to carry back federal and state tax losses to prior periods and recover previously paid taxes. In addition, the Company will be able to carry forward any excess losses that could not be carried back to prior years, to reduce income taxes in future periods. The benefit for both the carry back and net operating loss carry forward are recorded as a component of non-current Deferred Tax Assets. Provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was at the Company’s historic effective tax rate of approximately 31%.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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