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Note 10 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Instrument, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 15.4	$ 14.2
The 2021 Swaps One [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 30.0
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	1.334%	1.3055%
Derivative, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.10%
The 2021 Swaps Two [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 30.0
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	1.348%	1.318%

Indicates type of variable interest rate on debt instrument.

+ References

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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- Definition

The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the interest rate derivative.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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- Definition

Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 181
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