Note 8 - Credit Agreement - Interest Expense and Commitment Fees on Unused Portion of Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Interest expense	$ 2,230	$ 1,204	$ 5,072	$ 3,572
Commitment fees	$ 325	$ 382	$ 1,036	$ 1,138

Represents the portion of interest incurred in the period on debt arrangements that was charged against earnings, excluding amortization of debt discount (premium) and financing costs.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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