Note 15 - Line of Credit and Loans Payable (Details)											4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 United States of America, Dollars Line of Credit [Member] China Development Bank [Member]	Dec. 30, 2011 United States of America, Dollars China Development Bank [Member] First Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 United States of America, Dollars China Development Bank [Member] Second Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 China, Yuan Renminbi Line of Credit [Member] China Development Bank [Member]	Dec. 30, 2011 China, Yuan Renminbi China Development Bank [Member] First Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 China, Yuan Renminbi China Development Bank [Member] First Facility Agreement [Member] CNY	Dec. 30, 2011 China, Yuan Renminbi China Development Bank [Member] Second Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 China, Yuan Renminbi China Development Bank [Member] Second Facility Agreement [Member] CNY	Sep. 30, 2012 Requirement Not Met [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Line of Credit [Member] Cathay Bank [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2011 Cathay Bank [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Cathay Bank [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Cathay Bank [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Cathay Bank [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2012 Cathay Bank [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Italian Financial Institutions [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Italian Financial Institutions [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 China Development Bank [Member] Loans Payable [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 China Development Bank [Member] First Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 China Development Bank [Member] First Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 China Development Bank [Member] First Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 China Development Bank [Member] Second Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 China Development Bank [Member] Second Facility Agreement [Member] CNY	Dec. 31, 2013 China Development Bank [Member] Second Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 China Development Bank [Member] Second Facility Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2011 China Development Bank [Member]
Note 15 - Line of Credit and Loans Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity													$ 9,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Percentage of Amount Outstanding to be Extended													70.00%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate												2.00%	1.25%
Line of Credit Facility Profit Covenant											1,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				3,600,000	15,600,000		11,900,000	72,150,000	12,900,000	77,850,000						7,000,000		5,100,000	4,000,000
Debt Instrument, Floor Rate												6.00%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal												500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage															11.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding														4,250,000		4,400,000	9,000,000	4,400,000				0	0			0	27,900,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum																		4.40%	4.40%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum																		9.90%	9.90%
Front End Fee Percent			1.50%			1.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage																												0.50%
Repayments of Lines of Credit																					3,600,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net																								12,300,000	77,850,000
Assets, Current	$ 24,127,000	$ 141,014,000																		$ 22,600,000