Note 20 - Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments Disclosure [Text Block]

( 20 ) Commitments

The Company has operating leases expiring on various dates through the year

2024.

The leases are primarily for the rental of office space. At

December

31,

2016,

future minimum commitments under non-cancelable operating lease arrangements were as follows:

Year ended December 31:
2017	$	2,269
2018		1,191
2019		779
2020		578
2021		575
2022 and thereafter		1,365
Total commitments	$	6,757

Total operating lease expense was

$2,044,

$1,048

and

$1,113,

for the years ended

December

31,

2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively.

The Company is party to several unconditional purchase obligations resulting from contracts that contain legally binding provisions with respect to quantities, pricing and timing of purchases. The Company’s purchase obligations mainly include commitments to purchase utilities. At

December

31,

2016,

future commitments under these obligations were as follows:

Year ended December 31:
2017	$	5,831
2018		-
2019		-
2020		-
2021		-
Total commitments	$	5,831