Note 2 - Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements
Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	2. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The financial statements include the accounts of Anika Therapeutics, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. The year-end consolidated balance sheet is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by US GAAP. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the condensed consolidated financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2015, the results of its operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual financial statements filed with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. There was no impact on operating income. A revision was made to the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to correctly reflect the tax benefit from the exercise of certain equity awards. This revision had an impact on the statement of cash flows as a reduction of cash provided by operating activities of approximately $2.5 million with a corresponding increase to cash provided by financing activities related to the tax benefit from exercise of stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2014 of the same amount. This revision had no impact on the statement of operations or cash position. The revision to the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows noted above represents amounts that are not deemed to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the prior period condensed consolidated financial statements.

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The financial statements include the accounts of Anika Therapeutics, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. The year-end consolidated balance sheet is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by US GAAP. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the condensed consolidated financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2015, the results of its operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual financial statements filed with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. There was no impact on operating income.

A revision was made to the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to correctly reflect the tax benefit from the exercise of certain equity awards. This revision had an impact on the statement of cash flows as a reduction of cash provided by operating activities of approximately $2.5 million with a corresponding increase to cash provided by financing activities related to the tax benefit from exercise of stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2014 of the same amount. This revision had no impact on the statement of operations or cash position. The revision to the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows noted above represents amounts that are not deemed to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the prior period condensed consolidated financial statements.