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Note 7 - Accounting for Share-based Payment Arrangement Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

(7) 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 nine months of 2014, 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 nine months of 2014 and 2013 was $720,000 and $862,000, respectively. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a detailed description of stock-based awards under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.