Note 11 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
401(k) Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay			10.00%
Defined Contribution Plan Maximum Annual Employer Matching Contribution Per Emplyee Amount			$ 5
Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution Vesting Period (Year)			4 years
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	$ 92	$ 92	$ 257	$ 282
The Ambrell Plan [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay			2.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	$ 15	$ 14	$ 32	$ 37
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent			100.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match			25.00%

Defined contribution plan employer matching contribution vesting period.

No definition available.

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Maximum dollar amount of employer's annual matching contribution to a defined contribution plan

No definition available.

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

No definition available.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

No definition available.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

No definition available.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

No definition available.

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