Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Future Minimum Lease Payments (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015
Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Future Minimum Lease Payments [Line Items]
2015	$ 68,000
2016	136,000
2017	80,000
	284,000
Gross Payments [Member]
Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Future Minimum Lease Payments [Line Items]
2015	1,681,000
2016	2,807,000
2017	2,108,000
2018	1,461,000
2019	770,000
Thereafter	1,360,000
	10,187,000
Net of Sublease Income [Member]
Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Future Minimum Lease Payments [Line Items]
2015	1,613,000
2016	2,671,000
2017	2,028,000
2018	1,461,000
2019	770,000
Thereafter	1,360,000
	$ 9,903,000

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Operating leases future minimum lease payments due, future sublease rental income over the remainder of the fiscal year.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

-Paragraph 40

-Subparagraph (Note 3)

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