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Note 15 - Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	15. Income Taxes The Company calculates its interim income tax provision in accordance with ASC 740-270 —Income Taxes. At the end of each interim period, the Company estimates the annual effective tax rate and applies that rate to its ordinary quarterly earnings. The tax expense or benefit related to significant, unusual, or extraordinary items that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effect, is recognized in the interim period in which those items occur. The Company evaluates its ability to recover deferred tax assets, in full or in part, by considering all available positive and negative evidence, including past operating results and our forecast of future taxable income on a jurisdictional basis. The Company bases its estimate of current and deferred taxes on the tax laws and rates that are currently in effect in the appropriate jurisdiction. Changes in laws or rates may affect the tax provision as well as the amount of deferred tax assets or liabilities. The effective income tax rates of the Company were (14.0)% and 3.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and (10.6)% and 0.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For both 2014 and 2013, the Company expects to generate taxable income in certain jurisdictions while still experiencing an overall worldwide loss. The negative rate in 2013 is a result of minimum tax liability due in certain loss generating jurisdictions that are unable to benefit from losses as a result of valuation allowance reserves. The Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The Company and its subsidiaries did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The Company does not anticipate that its unrecognized tax benefits or liability position will change significantly over the next twelve months.

Note 15 - Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

15. Income Taxes

The Company calculates its interim income tax provision in accordance with ASC 740-270 —Income Taxes. At the end of each interim period, the Company estimates the annual effective tax rate and applies that rate to its ordinary quarterly earnings. The tax expense or benefit related to significant, unusual, or extraordinary items that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effect, is recognized in the interim period in which those items occur. The Company evaluates its ability to recover deferred tax assets, in full or in part, by considering all available positive and negative evidence, including past operating results and our forecast of future taxable income on a jurisdictional basis. The Company bases its estimate of current and deferred taxes on the tax laws and rates that are currently in effect in the appropriate jurisdiction. Changes in laws or rates may affect the tax provision as well as the amount of deferred tax assets or liabilities.

The effective income tax rates of the Company were (14.0)% and 3.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and (10.6)% and 0.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For both 2014 and 2013, the Company expects to generate taxable income in certain jurisdictions while still experiencing an overall worldwide loss. The negative rate in 2013 is a result of minimum tax liability due in certain loss generating jurisdictions that are unable to benefit from losses as a result of valuation allowance reserves. The Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

The Company and its subsidiaries did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The Company does not anticipate that its unrecognized tax benefits or liability position will change significantly over the next twelve months.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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