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Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 28, 2014	May 27, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 09, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt (in Dollars)	$ 91,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
Repayments of Debt (in Dollars)	91,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
Scenario 1 [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member] \| Initial Duration Following the Initial Funding Date [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	7.50%
Scenario 1 [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member] \| After the Initial Duration Following the Initial Funding Date [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	8.50%
Scenario 1 [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Initial Duration Following the Initial Funding Date	90 days
Scenario 2 [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member] \| Initial Duration Following the Initial Funding Date [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	8.50%
Scenario 2 [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member] \| After the Initial Duration Following the Initial Funding Date [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	9.50%
Scenario 2 [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Initial Duration Following the Initial Funding Date	90 days
Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member] \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	1.50%
Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	2.50%
Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Bridge Facility [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt (in Dollars)		65,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount (in Dollars)		90,000,000
Repayments of Debt (in Dollars)			26,000,000
CTBC [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt (in Dollars)				26,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.25%
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Note 9 - Short-term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current (in Dollars)					$ 26,000,000