Note 13 - Senior Notes Payable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
6¼% Senior Notes due April 2014	―		$	4,971
7% Senior Notes due August 2015		29,789		29,789
10¾% Senior Notes due September 2016, net of discount		271,724		269,046
8⅜% Senior Notes due May 2018, net of premium		578,485		579,085
8⅜% Senior Notes due January 2021, net of discount		397,568		397,353
6¼% Senior Notes due December 2021		300,000		300,000
1¼% Convertible Senior Notes due August 2032		253,000		253,000
	$	1,830,566	$	1,833,244