Note 7 - Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Identifiable assets:
Waste management services	$	12,607		$	10,341
Golf and related operations		30,500			30,140
Corporate		44,223			44,538
Subtotal		87,330			85,019
Elimination of intersegment receivables		(35,027	)		(34,864	)
Total	$	52,303		$	50,155

Segment Income [Member]

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Net operating revenues from:
Waste management services:
External customers revenues	$	12,563		$	8,938
Intersegment revenues		—			—
Total waste management services		12,563			8,938
Golf and related operations:
External customers revenues		2,106			2,000
Intersegment revenues		11			10
Total golf and related operations		2,117			2,010
Segment operating revenues		14,680			10,948
Intersegment eliminations		(11	)		(10	)
Total net operating revenues	$	14,669		$	10,938
Income (loss) before taxes:
Waste management services	$	889		$	723
Golf and related operations		(305	)		(353	)
Segment income before taxes		584			370
Corporate interest income		—			1
Corporate other income, net		9			9
General corporate expenses		(708	)		(756	)
Loss before taxes	$	(115	)	$	(376	)
Interest income:
Waste management services	$	—		$	—
Golf and related operations		—			—
Corporate		—			1
Total	$	—		$	1