Note 15 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
(in thousands)	2012			2011		2010
Current:
Federal	$	8,058		$	4,375	$	(1,831	)
State and local		1,021			115		(65	)
		9,079			4,490		(1,896	)
Deferred		(1,217	)		8,025		3,561
Income tax provision	$	7,862		$	12,515	$	1,665

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Inventory (excluding LIFO reserve)	$	2,039		$	1,674
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards		3,167			3,481
Allowance for doubtful accounts		615			664
Accrued expenses		7,592			6,289
Other		102			450
		13,515			12,558
Valuation reserve		(1,200	)		(401	)
Total deferred tax assets		12,315			12,157
Deferred tax liabilities:
LIFO reserve		(5,417	)		(6,358	)
Property and equipment		(26,962	)		(26,534	)
Intangibles		(15,416	)		(15,874	)
Other		-			(450	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(47,795	)		(49,216	)
Deferred tax liabilities, net	$	(35,480	)	$	(37,059	)

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	2012			2011			2010
Balance as of January 1	$	75		$	2,005		$	2,190
Decreases related to prior year tax positions		-			-			(158	)
Increases related to current year tax positions		61			24			24
Decreases related to lapsing of statute of limitations		(24	)		(1,954	)		(51	)
Balance as of December 31	$	112		$	75		$	2,005

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011			2010
U.S. federal statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit		6.9	%		4.1	%		1.3	%
Goodwill impairment		22.7	%		-			-
Valuation allowance		8.5	%		-			-
Sec. 199 manufacturing deduction		(4.7	%)		(1.0	%)		-
Meals and entertainment		4.5	%		1.2	%		5.0	%
Change in unrecognized tax benefits		-			(5.8	%)		2.1	%
All other, net		4.6	%		(0.1	%)		0.5	%
Effective income tax rate		77.5	%		33.4	%		43.9	%