Note 9 - Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense	$	(85,520	)	$	10,525		$	(69,346	)	$	33,851
Income tax (benefit) expense:
Federal income tax (benefit) expense	$	(29,391	)	$	804		$	(28,420	)	$	3,281
State income tax (benefit) expense		(7,602	)		779			(6,656	)		931
Total income tax (benefit) expense	$	(36,993	)	$	1,583		$	(35,076	)	$	4,212
Effective income tax rate		43.3	%		15.0	%		50.6	%		12.4	%