Note 7 - Interest Expense, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Interest Expense Disclosure [Abstract]

Interest Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7 — INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

The components of interest expense are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Interest related to sale of tax benefits	$	2,375		$	3,430		$	7,062		$	9,678
Interest expense		16,510			19,910			50,430			57,139
Less — amount capitalized		(1,137	)		(846	)		(3,057	)		(1,733	)
	$	17,748		$	22,494		$	54,435		$	65,084