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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) to equity or (increase) decrease to net assets, resulting from the cumulative effect adjustment of a new accounting principle applied in the period of adoption.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4A
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
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Date the operations of the entity commenced, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of net operating losses related to tax deduction for stock-based compensation in excess of book expenses, which was not recognized in deferred tax assets.

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Represents the number of subsidiaries of equity method investees.

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Note 1 - General (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Note 1 - General (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Operations Commenced Date	Jan. 01, 2005
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Number	7
Entity Incorporation, Date of Incorporation	Nov. 24, 2004
Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge Derivatives	$ 265	$ (72)
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] \| Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Net Operating Losses Related to Excess Tax Benefit				$ 7,131
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Net Operating Losses Related to Excess Tax Benefit				$ 718
Retained Earnings [Member] \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	$ 0		$ 2,616