Note 12 - Debt and Other Obligations (Details Textual)						3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Note 12 - Debt and Other Obligations (Details Textual)	Aug. 09, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 17, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 09, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Hercules Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage					11.75%						12.00%
Hercules Loan [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					8.50%
Hercules Loan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Payments for Fees and Interest	$ 2,300,000
Hercules Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 25,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage							12.00%
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount					300,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net					$ 200,000
Debt Instrument, Term					3 years
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description, Minimum Cash and Cash Equivalents					$ 17,500,000						$ 15,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description, Minimum Cash and Cash Equivalents, Positive Earnings Achieved			$ 12,500,000		$ 12,500,000
Loan Processing Fee				$ 200,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description, Foreign Subsidiary Investment, Maximum						$ 4,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description, Foreign Subsidiary Investment, Maximum, Thereafter						$ 5,500,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| VantagePoint Notes [Member]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	$ 200,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Number of Shares of Cancelled Warrant \| shares	300,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Absolute Return Per Share \| $ / shares	$ 2.55
VantagePoint Notes [Member] \| Vantage Point [Member]
Convertible Notes, Related Party			5,000,000
Additional Notes Issuable			$ 5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.00%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| $ / shares			$ 0.00001
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio			200
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Amount of Principal for Conversion of Stock			$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price \| $ / shares			$ 5
Maximum Percentage of Oustanding shares that may Be Converted										1.90%
Vantage Point [Member]
Convertible Notes, Related Party							$ 5,000,000				$ 5,000,000
LC Creditors [Member] \| Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Maximum Letter of Credit Amount		$ 2,000,000
Letter of Credit Annual Fee Percentage		10.00%
Letter of Credit Draw Fee		200.00%
Amount of Letter of Credit Drawn							0
LC Creditors [Member] \| Fee of Letter of Credit [Member]
Amount of Letter of Credit Drawn							$ 0
Vantage Point [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners							42.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description, Minimum Cash and Cash Equivalents							$ 15,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description, Minimum Cash and Cash Equivalents, Positive Earnings Achieved							$ 12,500,000		$ 12,500,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights \| shares				300,000	177,304
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares				$ 0.85	$ 2.82
Class of Warrant or Right, Absolute Return Per Share, Maximum \| $ / shares				$ 2.55
Warrants and Rights Outstanding					$ 300,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share \| $ / shares							$ 0.00001				$ 0.00001
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs								$ 194,000

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