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Note 8 - Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	(8) Related Party Transactions The previous and existing revolving credit facilities contain a provision requiring the Company to use a third party to perform financial due diligence for acquisitions exceeding a certain size. With the approval of the senior lender, the Company engaged RedRidge Finance Group (“RedRidge”) to assist it with financial due diligence and incurred $298,000, $426,000 and $450,000 in fees, respectively, pertaining to acquisition-related work performed during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively. P&P Investment, LLC (“P&P”), a company owned by Richard Perlman and James Price, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, respectively, of the Company, are minority owners of RedRidge. P&P, Mr. Perlman and Mr. Price had historically waived any right P&P had to any portion of the diligence fees paid by the Company to RedRidge. This waiver terminated as of August 1, 2013. In June 2010, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Compass Partners, L.L.C. ("Compass") for corporate office space located at 655 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY. Compass is an entity owned and controlled by Richard Perlman, the Company's Executive Chairman. Pursuant to the lease, which ran from April 1, 2010 through June 30, 2014 and continuing on a month to month basis thereafter, the Company paid Compass a rental fee of $10,080 per month in 2010, which fee was subject to increase commencing January 1, 2011 based on a proportionate pass through of base rent increases and increases for property taxes and building operating expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Company made rental and related payments to Compass of $151,000 and $97,000, respectively. As of November 15, 2014, the Company no longer leased space from Compass.

Note 8 - Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

(8) Related Party Transactions

The previous and existing revolving credit facilities contain a provision requiring the Company to use a third party to perform financial due diligence for acquisitions exceeding a certain size. With the approval of the senior lender, the Company engaged RedRidge Finance Group (“RedRidge”) to assist it with financial due diligence and incurred $298,000, $426,000 and $450,000 in fees, respectively, pertaining to acquisition-related work performed during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively. P&P Investment, LLC (“P&P”), a company owned by Richard Perlman and James Price, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, respectively, of the Company, are minority owners of RedRidge. P&P, Mr. Perlman and Mr. Price had historically waived any right P&P had to any portion of the diligence fees paid by the Company to RedRidge. This waiver terminated as of August 1, 2013.

In June 2010, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Compass Partners, L.L.C. ("Compass") for corporate office space located at 655 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY. Compass is an entity owned and controlled by Richard Perlman, the Company's Executive Chairman. Pursuant to the lease, which ran from April 1, 2010 through June 30, 2014 and continuing on a month to month basis thereafter, the Company paid Compass a rental fee of $10,080 per month in 2010, which fee was subject to increase commencing January 1, 2011 based on a proportionate pass through of base rent increases and increases for property taxes and building operating expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Company made rental and related payments to Compass of $151,000 and $97,000, respectively. As of November 15, 2014, the Company no longer leased space from Compass.

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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