Note 11 - Long-Term Debt (Detail) - Senior and Subordinated Debt (Parentheticals)	Nov. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2006	Dec. 31, 2011 5.875 Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 5.85% Subordinated Notes Due in 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 6.95% Junior Subordinated Debentures Due in 2033 [Member]
Senior notes, stated interest rate	5.875%	5.85%	5.875%	5.85%	6.95%

Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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