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Note 6 - Stock-based Compensation and Option Plans - Stock Option Activity (Details) - Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Balance (in shares)	55	196
Balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 53.79	$ 49.69
Forfeited/Expired (in shares)	(55)	(141)
Forfeited/Expired, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 53.79	$ 48.11
Balance (in shares)	0	55
Balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 53.79
Options outstanding, intrinsic value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Exercisable at end of year (in shares)	0
Exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Exercisable, intrinsic value per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0

Amount of difference between fair value per share of the underlying share reserved for issuance and exercise price of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable.

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Amount by which the current fair value per share of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of options outstanding.

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The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

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- Definition

For presentations that combine terminations, the number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan or that expired.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(1)(iv)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Weighted average price of options that were either forfeited or expired.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan.

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