Note 9 - Business Segments (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Number of Reportable Segments		3
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 40,111	$ 40,111	$ 21,037
Electricity Segment [Member]
Goodwill, Ending Balance	26,700	26,700		$ 6,800
Other Segments [Member]
Goodwill, Ending Balance	13,500	13,500		$ 13,500
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] \| Electricity Revenues [Member]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 5,800	$ 17,700

Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise.

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