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Note 9 - Debt (Details) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Note 9 - Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans Payable to Bank, Noncurrent |  |  | $ 0
Interest Expense, Debt | 24,000 | 2,923,000 |
Deferred Finance Costs, Net | 191,000 | 0 |
CMS [Member] |  |  |
Note 9 - Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-recurring Financing Fee | 40,000 |  |
One-Month [Member] | Alpha Bank [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |
Note 9 - Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis | 0.15% |  |
Alpha Bank [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |
Note 9 - Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 3.75% |  |
Alpha Bank [Member] |  |  |
Note 9 - Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans Payable to Bank, Noncurrent | 20,125,000 |  |
Number of Consecutive Semi-Annual Installments | 20 |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment | 706,000 |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Terms, Balloon Payment to be Paid | 6,005,000 |  |
Asset Cover Ratio Percentage | 125.00% |  |
EBITDA to Net Interest Expense Ratio | 2 |  |
Total Debt to Market-Adjusted Total Assets Ratio Percentage | 70.00% |  |
Minimum Free Liquidity | 1,000,000 |  |
Non-Recurring Arrangement Fee | $ 151,000 |  |

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