Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments	1
Minimum Percentage of Receivable Balances for creating Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	85.00%
Period for Creating Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	120 days
Excalibur [Member]
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (Details) [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity, Revenues	$ 1,400,000	$ 0
Liabilities of Business Transferred under Contractual Arrangement, Noncurrent	1,900,000		3,100,000
Due to Related Parties, Current	$ 1,400,000		$ 700,000

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Period for creating allowance for doubtful accounts.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of such liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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The noncurrent portion, due in greater than one year or one operating cycle, if longer, of liabilities resulting from the transfer of a business segment under contractual arrangement where the transferor maintains certain risks, obligations, or liabilities.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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The amount of income between the reporting entity and the Variable Interest Entity (VIE).

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