Represents the number of embedded derivatives.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

Net fair value as of the balance sheet date of the embedded derivative or group of embedded derivatives classified as assets, net of those classified as liabilities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
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- Definition

Net Increase or Decrease in the fair value of the embedded derivative or group of embedded derivatives included in earnings in the period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Note 7 - Embedded Derivatives (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 19, 2017
Embedded Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Embedded Derivative, Net, Total		$ 394	$ 2,637
Convertible 2020 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	12.00%			12.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger	150.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days	10
Number of Embedded Derivative	1
Embedded Derivative, Fair Value of Embedded Derivative, Net, Total		0
Convertible 2020 Notes [Member] \| Embedded Derivative, 2020 Convertible Notes [Member]
Embedded Derivative, Fair Value of Embedded Derivative, Net, Total		0	400
Embedded Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Embedded Derivative, Net, Total		$ 400	$ 2,600
Convertible 2017 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	12.00%