The cash outflow for the fee that accompanies the repayment of the debt instrument.

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The cash outflow for debt including interest initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash outflow during the period for the prepayment premium of the debt instrument.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of cash paid for interest, including, but not limited to, capitalized interest and payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount; classified as operating and investing activities.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Note 7 - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
Note 7 - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2020	Nov. 16, 2016	Sep. 02, 2016	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Principal				$ (0)	$ (0)	$ 85,913,459
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total				$ 0	$ 0	(4,981,461)
Loan Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| OCM Strategic Credit SIGTEC Holdings, LLC [Member]
Repayments of Long-term Debt Including Interest	$ 87,200,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Principal	80,000,000.0
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Repayment Fee	4,000,000.0
Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities, Total	1,200,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Prepayment Premium	$ 1,900,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total						$ (5,000,000.0)
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt		$ 80,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)			4 years