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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Note 18 - Bankruptcy (Details Textual) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	13 Months Ended
Note 18 - Bankruptcy (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2014	Oct. 09, 2014	Oct. 15, 2014	Oct. 15, 2015	Oct. 15, 2019
Management Incentive Plan 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] \| Management Incentive Plan 2014 [Member]
Reorganization, Share-based Compensation Diluted Effect, Percentage of Reorganized Company Common Stock	2.00%		2.00%
Reorganization, Share-based Compensation Diluted Effect, Percentage of New Company Common Stock	5.50%		5.50%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage			25.00%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] \| New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member]
Warrant Term				7 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights				$ 556.40
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] \| Holders of Equity Interests [Member]
Reorganization, Percentage of Common Stock	0.50%		0.50%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] \| Holders of Equity Interests [Member] \| New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	152,266		152,266
Warrant Term			7 years
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] \| Holders of Loans and Other Obligations [Member]
Reorganization, Percentage of Common Stock	99.50%		99.50%
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Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
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Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 50,000,000