Note 7 - Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Identifiable assets:
Waste management services	$	14,732		$	16,869
Golf and related operations		30,853			30,140
Corporate		40,951			41,840
Subtotal		86,536			88,849
Elimination of intersegment receivables		(36,383	)		(35,482	)
Total	$	50,153		$	53,367

Segment Income [Member]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net operating revenues from:
Waste management services:
External customers revenues	$	9,561		$	12,264		$	27,613		$	28,873
Intersegment revenues		—			2			1			2
Total waste management services		9,561			12,266			27,614			28,875
Golf and related operations:
External customers revenues		3,669			3,571			9,164			8,231
Intersegment revenues		26			11			64			44
Total golf and related operations		3,695			3,582			9,228			8,275
Segment operating revenues		13,256			15,848			36,842			37,150
Intersegment eliminations		(26	)		(13	)		(65	)		(46	)
Total net operating revenues	$	13,230		$	15,835		$	36,777		$	37,104
Income (loss) before taxes:
Waste management services	$	680		$	901		$	2,203		$	2,275
Golf and related operations		87			35			(175	)		(473	)
Segment income before taxes		767			936			2,028			1,802
Corporate interest income		—			1			2			4
Corporate other income, net		8			11			25			135
General corporate expenses		(675	)		(620	)		(2,038	)		(1,852	)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	100		$	328		$	17		$	89
Interest income:
Waste management services	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Golf and related operations		—			—			—			—
Corporate		—			1			2			4
Total	$	—		$	1		$	2		$	4