Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Period

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The market value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units.

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The maximum payout percentage at the end of the performance period based on the target award.

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Share-based Compensation Payout Percentage of Target Award When Absolute TSR (Total Stockholder Return measured relative to the peer group company's TSR) is Negative.

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Share-based Compensation, Performance Target Weight as Percentage of Total Performance Target

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 123R

-Paragraph A240

-Subparagraph b(2)(c)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Note 17 - Share-Based and Other Compensation Plans (RSUs - Cash Settled) (Details) (Equity Compensation Plan, 1995 and 2008 [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Performance Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	3 years
Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee	2,211,640	3,004,730
Share-based Compensation Payout Percentage of Target Award When Absolute TSR is Negative	0.00%
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Grant Price	0.00
Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member] \| Total Shareholder Return, Industry Peer Group [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance target weight as percentage of total performance target	50.00%
Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member] \| Total Shareholder Return Standard and Poors 400 Index [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance target weight as percentage of total performance target	50.00%
Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Equity Settled [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee	0	0	203,300
Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting amount as percentage of target award	200.00%
Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member] \| Total Shareholder Return, Industry Peer Group [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting amount as percentage of target award	100.00%
Performance target weight as percentage of total performance target	150.00%
Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member] \| Total Shareholder Return Standard and Poors 400 Index [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting amount as percentage of target award	150.00%
Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member] \| Total Shareholder Return, Industry Peer Group [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance target weight as percentage of total performance target	0.00%
Timed-Vested RSUs [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee	151,154		108,921
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Timed-Vested RSUs [Member] \| Equity Settled [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee	558,216	323,866	13,000
Timed-Vested RSUs [Member] \| Equity Settled [Member] \| Key Employee [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee	7,812
Vesting period (in years)	4 years
Timed-Vested RSUs [Member] \| Equity Settled [Member] \| Non-Employee Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee	550,404
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Timed-Vested RSUs [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Equity Settled [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	4 years
Timed-Vested RSUs [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Equity Settled [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	3 years