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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Note 3 - Debt (Details Textual)	Oct. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 18, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 12, 2018 USD ($) shares	Aug. 01, 2018 USD ($) shares	Oct. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 16, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Nov. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 12, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 16, 2018 USD ($)
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total								$ 1,975,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares) \| shares				50,000	100,000			4,833		1,314,694
Long-term Debt, Total								$ 2,717,000		$ 2,717,000
Paycheck Protection Program Loan and Monthly Payments		$ 3,000
Proceeds from Parent Paycheck Protection Program Under CARES Act		$ 128,000
Wilhelmina International LTD [Member]
Proceeds from Sub Paycheck Protection Program Under CARES Act			$ 1,800
Paycheck Protection Program Loan and Monthly Payments			$ 43,000
Thirteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Amegy [Member]
Debt Agreement, Covenant Compliance, Minimum Net Worth									$ 20,000,000					$ 4,000,000
Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act [Member]
Long-term Debt, Total												$ 2,000,000
Amegy [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Repayments of Debt	$ 600,000
Amegy [Member] \| Credit Agreement After Fifth Amendment [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Agreement, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 4,000,000
Debt Agreement, Borrowing Base Percentage of Collateral Modified From						80.00%
Amegy [Member] \| Credit Agreement After Fifth Amendment [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						0.50%
Amegy [Member] \| Credit Agreement After Fifth Amendment [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Agreement, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 3,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total							$ 2,700,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							4.50%
Long-term Debt, Number of Monthly Payments, Principal and Interest							47
Amegy [Member] \| Credit Agreement After Fifth Amendment [Member] \| Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total								200,000		200,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity								1,700,000		1,700,000
Amegy [Member] \| Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Agreement, Maximum Borrowing Capacity															$ 1,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total				$ 300,000	$ 700,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage															5.15%
Long-term Debt, Total								$ 700,000		$ 700,000
Amegy [Member] \| Thirteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Agreement, Covenant Compliance, Minimum Net Worth													$ 3,000,000
Amegy [Member] \| Credit Agreement Fifteenth Amendment [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Agreement, Covenant Compliance, Minimum Net Worth											$ 1,500,000