Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Note 7 - Borrowings (Details Textual)

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Note 7 - Borrowings (Details Textual) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 36 Months Ended
Oct. 21, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 27, 2005
Jun. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities   $ 75,751,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent   $ 130,411,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent  
Debt Instrument, Term 5 years        
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity       50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio   1.3eth_FixedChargeCoverageRatio      
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount   300,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount   600,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount  
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity   149,700,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity   49,400,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity  
Senior Notes     200,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes    
Senior Notes [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
  129,255,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt     198,400,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
   
Repayments of Senior Debt       70,600,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
 
Reclassification of Short-term Debt to Long-term Debt [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities   73,833,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= eth_ReclassificationOfShortTermDebtToLongTermDebtMember
  0us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= eth_ReclassificationOfShortTermDebtToLongTermDebtMember
 
Term Loan [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Amortization Period 15 years        
Debt Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Maximum Outstanding Term Loans 25,000,000eth_DebtCovenantFixedChargeCoverageRatioMaximumOutstandingTermLoans
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Average Availability Option B [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_AverageAvailabilityOptionBMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Minimum Availability Needed to Avoid Re-Triggering Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Percentage of Total Revolving Credit 15.00%eth_DebtInstrumentCovenantPercentageOfTotalRevolvingCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_MinimumAvailabilityNeededToAvoidReTriggeringFixedChargeCoverageRatioCovenantMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Covenant to Cease to Apply [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio 1.25eth_FixedChargeCoverageRatio
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_MinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatioForCovenantToCeaseToApplyMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Year One [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio 1eth_FixedChargeCoverageRatio
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_MinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatioForYearOneMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Thereafter [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio 1.1eth_FixedChargeCoverageRatio
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_MinimumFixedChargeCoverageRatioThereafterMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Rent Adjusted Leverage Ratio Option [Member] | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_RentAdjustedLeverageRatioOptionAMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsEffectiveSwapRateMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Additional Margin on Variable Rate Option [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= eth_AdditionalMarginOnVariableRateOptionMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Rent Adjusted Leverage Ratio Option [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_RentAdjustedLeverageRatioOptionAMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Additional Margin on Variable Rate Option [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= eth_AdditionalMarginOnVariableRateOptionMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Rent Adjusted Leverage Ratio Option [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_RentAdjustedLeverageRatioOptionAMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
       
Letter of Credit [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period 1.75%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
       
Letter of Credit [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period 1.50%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 100,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Percentage of Total Revolving Credit 20.00%eth_DebtInstrumentCovenantPercentageOfTotalRevolvingCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Average Availability Option B [Member] | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_AverageAvailabilityOptionBMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsEffectiveSwapRateMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Average Availability Option B [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_AverageAvailabilityOptionBMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Additional Margin on Variable Rate Option [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= eth_AdditionalMarginOnVariableRateOptionMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Average Availability Option [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_AverageAvailabilityOptionAMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.15%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Additional Margin on Variable Rate Option [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= eth_AdditionalMarginOnVariableRateOptionMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Average Availability Option [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= eth_AverageAvailabilityOptionAMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
       
Term Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= eth_TermLoanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember