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The number of employee purchase plans held by the entity.

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Note 9 - Equity-Based Compensation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		36 Months Ended	45 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Note 9 - Equity-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Equity Incentive Plans	2		2					2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement byShare-based Payment Award, Number of Expired Equity Incentive Plans	3		3					3
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Employee Purchase Plans	1		1					1
Share Price (in Dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 9.11		$ 9.11					$ 9.11
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number of Shares to Be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Awards (in Shares)	3,266,336		3,266,336					3,266,336
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense (in Dollars) \| $	$ 1,261	$ 1,296	$ 3,925	$ 4,200
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense (in Dollars) \| $	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars) \| $	$ 4,224		$ 4,224					$ 4,224
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Note 9 - Equity-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in Shares)	1,170,000		1,170,000					1,170,000
Equity Incentive Plans [Member]
Note 9 - Equity-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in Shares)	1,052,000		1,052,000					1,052,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Note 9 - Equity-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 8.43	$ 8.87
Maximum [Member]
Note 9 - Equity-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, Exercisable, Number (in Shares)	1,996,075		1,996,075					1,996,075
Maximum [Member] \| Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Note 9 - Equity-Based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant As Percentage of Company S Outstanding Common Stock					75.00%	50.00%	66.67%	50.00%