Note 9 - Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to Providence	$	(4,325	)	$	2,235
Less dividends on convertible preferred stock		(1,090	)		(1,099	)
Less income allocated to participating securities		(58	)		(134	)
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders	$	(5,473	)	$	1,002
Continuing operations	$	394		$	338
Discontinued operations		(5,867	)		664
	$	(5,473	)	$	1,002
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share -- weighted-average shares		13,704,272			15,057,598
Effect of dilutive securities:
Common stock options		58,313			121,009
Performance-based restricted stock units		5,939			6,941
Denominator for diluted earnings per share -- adjusted weighted-average shares assumed conversion		13,768,524			15,185,548
Basic (loss) earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.03		$	0.02
Discontinued operations		(0.43	)		0.05
	$	(0.40	)	$	0.07
Diluted (loss) earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.03		$	0.02
Discontinued operations		(0.43	)		0.05
	$	(0.40	)	$	0.07

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Stock options to purchase common stock		165,371		33,957
Convertible preferred stock		803,398		803,518