Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015 acre	Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term Debt	$ 50,776,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt	$ 50,176,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant Required Liabilities	175,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Required Liquidity	2,000,000
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member]
Pledged Assets not Separately Reported Area of Real Estate	3,700
Long-term Debt	19,533,000	19,533,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.00%	5.00%
Debt Instrument, Mandatory Principal Repayments as Percentage Net Proceeds of Sale of Real Estate Property Pledged as Collateral	100.00%
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	7.75%
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Paid Monthly [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.00%
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Paid Monthly [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.75%
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum Balance for an Additional 1.25% Decrease [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)	(1.25%)
Debt Instrument, Maximum Amount of Principal Balance Triggering Reduction in Interest Rate	5,000,000
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum Balance for a 1% Decrease [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)	(1.00%)
Debt Instrument, Maximum Amount of Principal Balance Triggering Reduction in Interest Rate	15,000,000
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum Balance on April 1, 2016 to Avoid an Additional .75% Increase [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)	0.75%
Debt Instrument, Amount of Principal Balance That Could Be Outstanding at Specified Date	12,500,000
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum Balance on November 1, 2015 to Avoid .75% Increase [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)	0.75%
Debt Instrument, Amount of Principal Balance That Could Be Outstanding at Specified Date	15,000,000
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum Balance for a 1.25% Decrease [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)	(1.25%)
Debt Instrument, Maximum Amount of Principal Balance Triggering Reduction in Interest Rate	10,000,000
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant Required Liabilities	175,000,000
Debt Instrument, Mandatory Principal Repayments as Percentage Net Proceeds of Sale of Non Collateralized Real Property	75.00%
American Ag Credit Term Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Required Liquidity	2,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%
Debt Instrument, Mandatory Principal Repayments as Percentage Net Proceeds of Sale of Non Collateralized Real Property	60.00%
First Hawaiian Bank Revolving Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount	0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	3,500,000
Pledged Assets not Separately Reported Area of Real Estate	1.1
Long-term Debt	400,000
First Hawaiian Bank Revolving Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant Required Liabilities	175,000,000
First Hawaiian Bank Revolving Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Required Liquidity	2,000,000
Wells Fargo Revolving Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount	0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	30,800,000
Pledged Assets not Separately Reported Area of Real Estate	880
Long-term Debt	30,843,000	30,643,000
Wells Fargo Revolving Loans [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.65%
Wells Fargo Revolving Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant Required Liabilities	175,000,000
Wells Fargo Revolving Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Required Liquidity	$ 2,000,000

The principal balance amount the entity is required to pay down to by a specified date.

No definition available.

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Represents the amount of mandatory principal repayment as a percentage of the net proceeds of the sale of non-collateralized real property.

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Represents the amount of mandatory principal repayment as a percentage of the net proceeds of the sale of any real property pledged as collateral.

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The maximum principal amount outstanding to trigger reduction in interest rate.

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Area of real estate owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, primarily a secured borrowing or repurchase agreement, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Incremental percentage increase (decrease) in the stated rate on a debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the fee for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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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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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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