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Note 9 - Term Loans and Line of Credit Agreements (Details Textual) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 20, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 24,978				$ 24,978
Repayments of Lines of Credit								$ 134
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs								$ 47
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total			$ 384				$ 384
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, over Time			4.57%		5.53%		4.74%	5.48%
New Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Laurel Capital Corporation [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 23,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	300
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	7,200
Restricted Cash, Total	$ 7,200		$ 4,200				$ 4,200
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Number of Payments	119
Debt Instrument, Maturity Schedule (Year)	15 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage, First Five Years	5.00%
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Penalty, Percentage, First Five Years	5.00%
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Penalty, Percentage, Years Six and Seven	4.00%
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Penalty, Percentage, Years Eight and Nine	3.00%
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Penalty, Percentage, Year Ten	2.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio						1.2
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total	$ 400
The 2016 Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Laurel Capital Corporation [Member]
Repayments of Debt	10,300
The 2019 Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Laurel Capital Corporation [Member]
Repayments of Debt	2,900
The Line of Credit Agreement [Member] \| Home Savings Bank [Member]
Repayments of Lines of Credit	1,700
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio							1.2
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 5,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amounts in Excess of, Subject to Borrowing Base		$ 1,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit, Total							$ 0		$ 0
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End			3.50%				3.50%
The Line of Credit Agreement [Member] \| Home Savings Bank [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.25%
New Castle Country Club Commercial Mortgage [Member] \| Mercer County State Bank [Member]
Repayments of Debt	$ 600
Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 2,765				$ 2,765
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total				$ 2,800