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Note 4 - Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Contractors [Abstract]
Decrease in Estimated Gross Profits on Contracts Due to Revisions	$ 42,346,000	$ 3,600,000
Percentage of Decrease in Estimated Gross Profits on Contracts Due to Revisions	95.00%

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Represents the amount of decrease in gross profit on contracts due to revision of costs made to complete the contracts.

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Represents the percentage of decrease in gross profit on contracts due to change in estimate on the company's A-10 program.

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