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Note 18 - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Valuation Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Balance at beginning of the year | $ 109,611 | $ 70,536 | $ 111,280
Additions to valuation allowance | 46,560 | 39,075 |
Release of valuation allowance | (105,313) |  | (40,744)
Balance at end of the year | $ 50,858 | $ 109,611 | $ 70,536

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- Definition Amount of increase in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of decrease in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset attributable to the release of valuation allowance. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32537-109319 + Details
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