Note 8 - Earnings Per Share - 10Q (Details) - Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculations	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculations [Abstract]
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	20,013,343	19,302,603	19,779,684	19,302,603	19,302,603	12,720,641
Effect of dilutive securities	897,619	1,375,467	1,065,424	1,233,575	1,285,172
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	20,910,962	20,678,070	20,845,108	20,536,178	20,587,775	12,720,641

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The sum of dilutive potential common shares or units used in the calculation of the diluted per-share or per-unit computation.

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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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