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Note 7 - Income Taxes (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Note 7 - Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
TAXES ON INCOME
The effective tax rates in the third quarter and first nine-months of 2014 were unfavorably impacted by a relatively small income tax benefit recorded on significant pre-tax charges related to the restructuring initiative and the impact of discrete tax items that were primarily the result of establishing valuation allowances on net operating losses in jurisdictions where the Company will not have the ability to generate future taxable income.
The Company’s effective tax rate for continuing operations was 7.8% and 88.3% in the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to 19.7% and 19.3% in the corresponding periods in 2013. The low effective tax rate on the pre-tax loss and the high effective tax rate on pre-tax income for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2014, respectively, were negatively influenced by recording no tax benefit on losses in jurisdictions where valuation allowances were recorded against deferred tax assets.