Note 7 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 373,395	$ 370,761
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	4,582	4,582
Buildings and improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 62,393	62,358
Buildings and improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	7 years
Buildings and improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Machinery and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 288,892	286,291
Machinery and equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	2 years 6 months
Machinery and equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 1,836	1,836
Vehicles [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Vehicles [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Nondepreciable machinery and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 13,272	12,680
Construction-in-process [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 2,420	$ 3,014

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