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Note 15 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 04, 2023	Nov. 07, 2022	May 02, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill, Gross				$ 420,708	$ 416,363
RTC Canada [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			50.00%
RTC Canada [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			30.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Including Subsequent Acquisition, Percentage			80.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value			$ 50,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Reclassification of Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			7,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Re-measurement of Equity Method Investment			600
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value			17,828
Goodwill, Gross			$ 44,200
RTC Canada [Member] \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Measurement Inputs			0.11
RTC Canada [Member] \| Measurement Input, Long-Term Revenue Growth Rate [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Measurement Inputs			0.03
RTC Canada [Member] \| RTC Canada [Member]
Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage, Noncontrolling Owner			20.00%
Freeway Ford Truck Sales, Inc. [Member]
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets	$ 16,300
Assets of Scheppers International Truck Center, Inc. [Member]
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets		$ 6,800