Note 5 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - The 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]	1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023 $ / shares shares
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares) \| shares	174,422
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 79.9
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	1 year
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	4 years
Performance Stock Units (PSU) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares) \| shares	35,081
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 79.6
Performance Stock Units (PSU) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	1 year
Performance Stock Units (PSU) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	4 years

Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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