Note 9 - Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Notes Tables

Investment Gain on Realignment [Table Text Block]

Cash	$	4,818
Carrying Value of Dow Corning Equity Investment		(1,560)
Carrying Value of HSG Equity Investment		(383)
Other  (1)		(199)
Gain	$	2,676

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	Ownership interest			June 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method
Dow Corning  (1)		50%				$	1,483
All other  (1)	20%	to	50%	$	279		422
					279		1,905
Other investments					67		70
Subtotal Investment Assets				$	346	$	1,975
Affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method
HSG  (2)(3)		50%		$	361
Subtotal Investment Liabilities				$	361

Schedule of Affiliate Result of Operations [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Statement of Operations:
Net sales	$	898	$	1,424	$	2,215	$	2,788
Gross profit  (1)	$	238	$	364	$	588	$	722
Net income attributable to Dow Corning  (2)	$	52	$	113	$	163	$	298
Corning’s equity in earnings of Dow Corning	$	26	$	57	$	82	$	149