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Note 12 - Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
Note 12. 
Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it was practical to estimate that value:

Class
Methods and/or Assumptions
   
Cash and cash equivalents:
Carrying value approximates fair value due to its readily convertible characteristic.
   
Certificate of Deposit:
Held until maturity and recorded at amortized cost.
   
Securities available-for-sale
Valued at fair value which equals quoted market price.

The estimated fair value of the Company's financial instruments at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows.

(Presented in thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
 
   
Carrying  Value
   
Fair Value
   
Carrying  Value
   
Fair Value
 
Financial Assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 4,125     $ 4,125     $ 5,182     $ 5,182  
Certificate of deposit – short term
    496       496       240       240  
Securities available-for-sale
    --       --       776       784  
Certificate of deposit – Long term
    480       480       250       250  
    $ 5,101     $ 5,101     $ 6,448     $ 6,456  

Fair value measurements disclosure for securities available for sale follows:

         
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
Description
 
Balance
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
                         
2011
                       
Securities available-for-sale
  $ --     $ --     $ --     $ --  
                                 
2010
                               
Securities available-for-Sale (mutual funds)
  $ 783,772     $ 783,772     $ --     $ --