Note 7 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) (USD $)														6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Customer Relationships [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Customer Relationships [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Trademarks [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Trademarks [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Order or Production Backlog [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Order or Production Backlog [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Noncompete Agreements [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Noncompete Agreements [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Pro Forma [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Clayton Holdings, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Clayton Holdings, LLC [Member] Pro Forma [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	$ 194,027,000	$ 2,095,000												$ 191,932,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net			79,300,000	0	8,937,000	200,000	7,860,000	0	6,680,000	0	144,000	5,000
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	296,948,000	2,300,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount													$ 191,000,000		$ 188,900,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Number of Years For Tax Deduction														15 years