Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 25, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] sqm	Oct. 25, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] acre	Mar. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Due at Signing [Member] JMP Dispute [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Future Installments [Member] JMP Dispute [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Resolved [Member] All [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 JMP Dispute [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Charles Cheng Fee Dispute [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 All [Member]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount				$ 293,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents				293,000
Area of Land (in Square Meters)		66	66
Commercial Rights to Use Land, Term	50 years
Land Use Fee	12,000,000
Land Transfer Taxes and Fees	1,900,000
Agreed Fixed Asset Investments	167,000,000
Fixed Asset Investment, Percent Complete	25.00%
Percent of Project Complete	25.00%
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Minimum								800,000
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum								2,300,000	1,700,000
Litigation Settlement, Gross					962,500	137,500		1,650,000	1,300,000
Accounts Payable, Current							$ 2,950,000			$ 4,000,000