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Note 6 - Pension Benefits (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
   

Three months ended March 31,

 
   

Pension Benefits

 
   

U.S. Plan

   

Canadian Plan

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 

Service Cost

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

Interest Cost

    38,116       41,634       15,220       12,950  

Expected return on plan assets

    (38,925 )     (38,603 )     (16,762 )     (17,415 )

Net actuarial loss

    11,445       -       7,644       -  

Amortizations

    -       23,415       -       -  

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 10,636     $ 26,446     $ 6,102     $ (4,465 )
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
     

March 31, 2014

 
     

US Plan

   

Canadian Plan

 

Cash and cash equivalents

Level 1   $ 122,413     $ 19,916  

Mutual funds

Level 1     225,370       1,243,752  

Corporate/Government Bonds

Level 1     636,540       -  

Equities

Level 1     1,083,640       -  

Total

    $ 2,067,963     $ 1,263,668