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Note 10 - Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	10. Income Taxes The effective tax rate (calculated as a ratio of income tax expense/benefit to pretax earnings, inclusive of equity method investment losses) was approximately 74.8% and 74.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively as compared to 47.8% and 21.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rates primarily as a result of differing foreign and U.S. tax rates applied to respective pre-tax earnings by tax jurisdiction. The Company’s effective rate was higher in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the comparable periods of 2013 due to the generated tax benefits from U.S. operating losses at significantly higher rates more than offsetting the tax expense related to our Canadian operations, Strong/MDI Screen Systems, Inc., which has a lower tax rate. The Company’s uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by the relevant taxable authorities. The Company has examinations not yet initiated for Federal purposes for fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2012. In most cases, the Company has examinations open for State or local jurisdictions based on the particular jurisdiction’s statute of limitations. The Company does not currently have any state or local examinations in process. As of September 30, 2014, total unrecognized tax benefits amounted to approximately $0.03 million.

Note 10 - Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

10. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate (calculated as a ratio of income tax expense/benefit to pretax earnings, inclusive of equity method investment losses) was approximately 74.8% and 74.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively as compared to 47.8% and 21.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rates primarily as a result of differing foreign and U.S. tax rates applied to respective pre-tax earnings by tax jurisdiction. The Company’s effective rate was higher in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the comparable periods of 2013 due to the generated tax benefits from U.S. operating losses at significantly higher rates more than offsetting the tax expense related to our Canadian operations, Strong/MDI Screen Systems, Inc., which has a lower tax rate.

The Company’s uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by the relevant taxable authorities. The Company has examinations not yet initiated for Federal purposes for fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2012. In most cases, the Company has examinations open for State or local jurisdictions based on the particular jurisdiction’s statute of limitations. The Company does not currently have any state or local examinations in process. As of September 30, 2014, total unrecognized tax benefits amounted to approximately $0.03 million.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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