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Note 8 - Fair Value (Details Textual) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Note 8 - Fair Value (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Feb. 09, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
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Provision for Loan and Lease Losses, Total		$ 0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Provision for (Recovery of) Bad Debts		(175,000)	$ (272,000)	(175,000)	$ (338,000)
Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Real Estate		$ 12,700,000		$ 12,700,000		$ 12,700,000
Percentage of Valuation Allowance on Loans Receivable		35.90%		35.90%		39.20%
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Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Warrant Issued		$ 700,000		$ 688,000
JPMorgan Chase Funding Inc. [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	600,000	600,000		600,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 2.25
Class of Warrant or Right, Period	2 years
Series B-3 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] \| JPMorgan Chase Funding Inc. [Member]
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Preferred Stock, Value, Subscriptions	$ 8,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues				22,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Warrants Not Settleable in Cash, Fair Value Disclosure	900,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| JPMorgan Chase Funding Inc. [Member]
Preferred Stock, Value, Subscriptions	$ 8,000,000
Interest Rate Cap [Member]
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset, at Fair Value		$ 500,000		$ 500,000
Derivative, Gain on Derivative		0		0
Derivative, Loss on Derivative		$ 0		$ 0