Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ (4,011)	$ (11,697)	$ (9,875)	$ (17,217)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	15.30%	21.80%	14.60%	17.70%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Interim Tax Provison, Percent			(12.00%)	0.00%
Minimum [Member]
Statutory Tax Rate, Foreign and Domestic	27.00%		27.00%
Maximum [Member]
Statutory Tax Rate, Foreign and Domestic	35.00%		35.00%

Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the purposes of computing the interim tax provision.

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