Note 7 - Share Capital (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	10 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 Incentive 2011 Plan [Member] Former Employee [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Incentive 2011 Plan [Member] Former Employee [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Incentive 2011 Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Incentive 2011 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Incentive 2011 Plan [Member]	Nov. 14, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Nov. 14, 2012 Maximum [Member]
Common Stock Owned by Shareholders Percentage		5.00%
Common Stock Additional Shares Percentage		1.00%
Common Stock Shareholder Ownership Level Percentage		5.00%
Common Stock Ownership Penalty Exemption Percentage		5.00%
Number of Rights Authorized (in Shares)		1
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Share Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 10.00	$ 10.00		$ 0.126
Stockholders' Equity, Reverse Stock Split										one-for-ten	one-for-forty
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in Shares)								6,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Unexercised Forfeitures, And Expirations Maximum Term								10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)						2,000,000	2,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)		$ 21
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period						5 years	5 years
Share-based Compensation (in Dollars)		$ 14,000	$ 38,000		$ 23,000	$ 38,000	$ 14,000		$ 14,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per Item)							0.117		0.117
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	10 years