Note 9 - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Employee Pension Plan:
Interest cost	$	207		$	220		$	621		$	660
Amortization of unrecognized loss		306			263			918			789
Expected return on plan assets		(315	)		(310	)		(945	)		(930	)
Net employee pension expense	$	198		$	173		$	594		$	519
Outside Director Pension Plan:
Service cost	$	21		$	20		$	63		$	60
Interest cost		24			28			72			84
Amortization of unrecognized gain		(9	)		(7	)		(27	)		(21	)
Amortization of past service liability		9			9			27			27
Net outside director pension expense	$	45		$	50		$	135		$	150
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans:
Service cost	$	112		$	100		$	336		$	300
Interest cost		55			54			165			162
Amortization of unrecognized loss		12			10			36			30
Amortization of past service credit		(20	)		(21	)		(60	)		(63	)
Net other postretirement expense	$	159		$	143		$	477		$	429