Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities (Details) - Consolidated VIEs' Financial Performance - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities (Details) - Consolidated VIEs' Financial Performance [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 32,265	$ 37,966
Cost of revenues		24,655	31,671
Total operating expenses (including impairment and other losses of long-lived assets and goodwill, impairment loss on equity investments and gain on deconsolidation of VIEs)		16,926	19,283
Loss from discontinued operations(2)		(1,465)	(1,471)
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests		(9,183)	(13,892)
VIEs [Member]
Note 2 - Variable Interest Entities (Details) - Consolidated VIEs' Financial Performance [Line Items]
Revenues		31,902	37,241
Cost of revenues		24,655	31,669
Total operating expenses (including impairment and other losses of long-lived assets and goodwill, impairment loss on equity investments and gain on deconsolidation of VIEs)		13,387	13,184
Loss from discontinued operations(2)	[1]	1,465	1,471
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interests		$ 6,016	$ 8,518

[1] For the same reason as discussed above, in addition to committed a plan to sell liansuo.com, the Company also decided to exit its bank kiosk advertising and offline brand management and sales channel building business segments, which businesses were operated by the Company through its operating VIEs. The Company does not consider the exit from its bank kiosk advertising business qualifying for presentation as a discontinued operation as its effect on the Company's operations and financial results was and will be insignificant.Therefore, in accordance with ASC Topic 205: "Presentation of Financial Statements", the results of operations of brand management and sales channel building were reported in discontinued operations as a separate component in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for all periods presented.