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Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block] |
|  | Provision for doubtful accounts |
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  |  | 1,187 |
—Additions |  |  | 20 |
—Reversals / write-offs |  |  | (631 | )
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  |  | 576 |
—Additions |  |  | 18 |
—Reversals / write-offs |  |  | (20 | )
Balance, December 31, 2013 |  |  | 574 |
Other Fixed Assets Useful Life Assumptions [Table Text Block] |
Description | Useful Life (years)
Leasehold improvements | Until the end of the lease term (December 2024)
Cars | 6
Office equipment | 5
Furniture and fittings | 5
Computer equipment | 3

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3, 4 -Article 5 + Details
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