Note 8 - Taxes on Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011
Current:
Federal	$	1,508,000		$	1,594,000
State and local		213,000			173,000
		1,721,000			1,767,000
Deferred tax benefit		(131,000	)		(317,000	)
	$	1,590,000		$	1,450,000

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011
Deferred income tax assets:
Pension accruals	$	4,300,000		$	3,751,000
Operating reserves and other accruals		1,385,000			1,190,000
Tax carrying value in excess of book basis of goodwill		323,000			506,000
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Book carrying value in excess of tax basis of property		(549,000	)		(703,000	)
Deferred expenses		(1,324,000	)		(1,289,000	)
Net deferred income tax asset	$	4,135,000		$	3,455,000

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011
Statutory Federal income tax rate		34.0	%		34.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit		3.0			2.0
Effect of change in unrecognized tax benefit		(1.1	)		(1.3	)
Untaxed foreign income		(9.1	)		(11.9	)
Non-deductible share-based employee compensation expense		4.6			3.6
Non-deductible portion of intangible asset impairment		1.8			-
Other items		1.2			(0.4	)
Effective income tax rate		34.4	%		26.0	%

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011
Balance at January 1,	$	582,000		$	586,000
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		68,000			79,000
Reduction for tax positions of prior years		(10,000	)		-
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations		(75,000	)		(83,000	)
Balance at December 31,	$	565,000		$	582,000