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Note 4 - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2021	Apr. 03, 2021	Mar. 27, 2021	Apr. 18, 2020	Apr. 15, 2020	Dec. 12, 2018	Aug. 01, 2018	Oct. 24, 2016	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Jul. 16, 2018
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)						50,000	100,000						0		1,314,694
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total									$ (0)	$ (0)			$ (0)	$ 1,994
Proceeds from Parent Paycheck Protection Program Under CARES Act				$ 128
Wilhelmina International LTD [Member]
Proceeds from Sub Paycheck Protection Program Under CARES Act					$ 1,800
Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act [Member]
Gain (Loss) from Interest Forgiven		$ 1	$ 17
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total											$ 100	$ 1,900
Amegy [Member] \| Credit Agreement After Fifth Amendment [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Agreement, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 3,000
Amegy [Member] \| Credit Agreement After Fifth Amendment [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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] \| Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity									3,000				3,000		$ 3,000
Amegy [Member] \| Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Agreement, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																$ 1,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total						$ 300	$ 700
Repayments of Debt	$ 600
Long-term Debt, Total									$ 0				$ 0		$ 0