Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details Textual) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands |
|
3 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
Jan. 01, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
| Cash Held by Foreign Subsidiaries |
|
$ 21,411
|
$ 21,411
|
$ 37,467
|
|
| Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
14,130
|
14,130
|
20,056
|
|
| Provision for Doubtful Accounts |
|
|
3,759
|
2,539
|
$ 2,589
|
| Goodwill, Impairment Loss |
|
|
$ 5,224
|
|
|
| Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |
|
|
12 years 146 days
|
|
|
| Asset Impairment Charges |
|
|
$ 21,003
|
1,593
|
6,915
|
| Accrued Transportation Costs, Current |
|
73,191
|
73,191
|
64,537
|
|
| Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net |
|
1,070
|
1,070
|
4,879
|
|
| Self Insurance Maximum Exposure per Claim Employee Medical |
|
|
275
|
|
|
| Reinsurance Liability Reserve |
|
16,460
|
16,460
|
19,733
|
|
| Reinsurance Expected Losses |
|
|
5,265
|
6,745
|
|
| Self Insurance Maximum Exposure per Claim Employee Medical, Stop-loss Limit |
|
|
400
|
|
|
| Self Insurance Reserve |
|
3,022
|
3,022
|
2,351
|
|
| Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance |
|
6,825
|
6,825
|
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent |
|
$ 67,291
|
67,291
|
8,403
|
|
| Reclassification from “Other Assets” to “Long-term Obligations, Less Current Portion [Member] | December 31,2015 [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment |
|
|
$ 3,774
|
|
|
| Accounting Standards Update 2015-17 [Member] | Adjustments for the Difference Between Previously Recorded Compensation Costs and the Amount That Would Have Been Recorded Without an Applied Estimate for Forfeiture Assumptions [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Net of Tax |
$ 841
|
|
|
|
|
| Accounting Standards Update 2015-17 [Member] | Adjustment for the Recognition of Previously Unrecognized Excess Tax Benefits [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Net of Tax |
$ 6,507
|
|
|
|
|
| The Reducing Reoffending Partnership Limited [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |
|
90.00%
|
90.00%
|
|
|
| Pro Forma [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent |
|
$ 1,510
|
$ 1,510
|
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent |
|
57,973
|
57,973
|
|
|
| Social Services Providers Captive Insurance Company [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Reinsurance Recoverable per Occurrence Maximum |
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
|
|
| Reinsurance Recoverable, Maximum Exposure |
|
3,000
|
3,000
|
|
|
| Reinsurance Liability Reserve |
|
11,195
|
11,195
|
12,988
|
|
| Social Services Providers Captive Insurance Company [Member] | Third Party Insurers for Automobile Liability [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Self Insurance Maximum Exposure per Claim Employee Medical |
|
|
$ 250
|
|
|
| Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |
|
|
5 years
|
|
|
| Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |
|
|
15 years
|
|
|
| WD Services [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Goodwill, Impairment Loss |
|
|
$ 5,224
|
|
|
| WD Services [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Asset Impairment Charges |
|
4,381
|
4,381
|
|
|
| WD Services [Member] | Property and Equipment [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Asset Impairment Charges |
|
|
9,983
|
|
|
| Continuing Operations [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Provision for Doubtful Accounts |
|
|
2,892
|
1,369
|
$ 1,014
|
| NET Services [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Accounts Receivable, Gross |
|
45,287
|
45,287
|
30,242
|
|
| Reinsured Claims Losses [Member] | Collateral for Letters of Credit [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
2,265
|
2,265
|
3,033
|
|
| Reinsured Claims Losses [Member] | Escrow Or Trust [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
11,865
|
11,865
|
17,023
|
|
| Reinsured Claims Losses [Member] | Auto Liability Program [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
310
|
310
|
565
|
|
| Reinsured Claims Losses [Member] | Workers Compensation General and Professional Liability and Auto Liability Reinsurance Programs [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
11,555
|
11,555
|
$ 16,458
|
|
| Workers Compensation [Member] | Social Services Providers Captive Insurance Company [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
| Reinsurance Recoverable per Occurrence Maximum |
|
$ 500
|
$ 500
|
|
|