Note 3 - Long-Term Debt (Detail) - Carrying Amount of The Company’s Outstanding Debt (Parentheticals)	Oct. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 Interest Rate Until June 29, 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate Until June 29, 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Interest Rate After June 29, 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Interest Rate After June 29, 2013 [Member]
Zero coupon secured convertible term loan interest rate until June 29, 2009	6.00%	6.00%	5.00%	5.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Zero coupon secured convertible term loan interest rate after June 29, 2009	6.00%	6.00%	5.00%	5.00%	6.00%	6.00%

Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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