Note 7 - Taxes on Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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

	2014		2013
Current:
Federal	$	5,576,000	$	2,620,000
State and local		603,000		269,000
		6,179,000		2,889,000
Deferred tax provision (benefit)		1,000		(249,000	)
	$	6,180,000	$	2,640,000

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

	2014			2013
Deferred income tax assets:
Pension accruals	$	3,340,000		$	1,794,000
Operating reserves and other accruals		1,069,000			861,000
Tax carrying value in excess of book basis of goodwill		621,000			545,000
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Book carrying value in excess of tax basis of property		(572,000	)		(605,000	)
Deferred expenses		(1,013,000	)		(716,000	)
Net deferred income tax asset	$	3,445,000		$	1,879,000

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

	2014			2013
Statutory Federal income tax rate		34.0	%		34.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit		2.2			2.3
Effect of change in unrecognized tax benefit		-			(2.0	)
Untaxed foreign income		(3.3	)		(6.0	)
Non-deductible share-based employee compensation expense		1.6			2.3
Other items		0.8			0.5
Effective income tax rate		35.3	%		31.1	%

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	2014			2013
Balance at January 1,	$	497,000		$	565,000
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		59,000			59,000
(Reductions) additions for tax positions of prior years		(7,000	)		1,000
Reductions due to audits by taxing jurisdictions		-			(50,000	)
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations		(87,000	)		(78,000	)
Balance at December 31,	$	462,000		$	497,000