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Note 6 - Accounting for Share-based Payment Arrangement Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
(6)  Accounting for Share-based Payment Arrangement Compensation

We account for share-based payment arrangements in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, or FASB ASC, 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. During the first three months of 2013, there were no significant changes to the structure of our stock-based award plans. Pre-tax compensation expense related to stock options and performance unit awards recorded in the first three months of 2013 and 2012 was $217,000 and $248,000, respectively.  See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a detailed description of stock-based awards under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and 1995 Stock Incentive Plan.