Note 9 - Level 3 Investments (Details) - Auction Rate Securities [Member] $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Balance, auction rate securities	$ 5,361
Change in unrealized loss included in other comprehensive income	(67)
Balance, auction rate securities	$ 5,294

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(1a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258

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