Note 4 - Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts (Details Textual) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Increase (Decrease) in Estimated Gross Profits on Contracts Due to Revisions	$ (333,000)	$ (42,346,000)

Represents the amount of increase (decrease) in gross profit on contracts due to revision of costs made to complete the contracts.

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