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Note 9 - Senior Notes and Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (Details Textual) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Feb. 26, 2021	Oct. 30, 2020	Oct. 28, 2020	Apr. 15, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Oct. 14, 2022	Feb. 24, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	May 04, 2017	Mar. 17, 2017
Early Repayment of Senior Debt								$ (0)	$ 9,825,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total					$ 0		$ 702,000	0	579,000
Proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program Under CARES Act				$ 7,000,000.0
Repayments of Notes Payable								23,848,000	7,036,000
The Epic Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	$ 24,100,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total					$ 0			$ 0				$ 0
New Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage					5.00%			5.00%
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total					$ 1,200,000			$ 1,200,000				1,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 60,000,000
Aggregate Maximum Borrowing Capacity		100,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Total					0			0				0
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth		$ 150,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Percentage of Cumulative Consolidated Net Income Per Quarter		50.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity		$ 10,000,000
New Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Net Leverage Ratio		60.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio		1.75
New Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		3.50%
New Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		4.50%
New Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.50%
New Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		3.50%
New Credit Agreement [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 30,000,000.0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount					0			0				0
Epic Companies Indebtness [Member] \| The Epic Acquisition [Member]
Notes Payable, Total						$ 24,100,000
Repayments of Notes Payable	23,800,000					$ 23,800,000
Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount								280,000
Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act [Member] \| The Epic Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt	$ 300,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount														$ 250,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage														7.25%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2022, Additional [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount													$ 75,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage													7.25%
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount							5,800,000		10,500,000
Early Repayment of Senior Debt							5,000,000.0		9,800,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total							700,000		600,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost							$ 49,000		$ 95,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| 7.25% Senior Notes Due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 250,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			7.25%
Percent of Debt Instrument Face Amount, Value Issued			100.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			7.25%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			101.813%
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total					5,400,000			5,400,000				$ 5,100,000
DebtInstrument Exceptions To Limitation On Additional Indebtedness Maximum Borrowing Amount			$ 100,000,000
Percent Of Consolidated Tangible Assets General Basket Exception To Limitation For Restricted Payments To Be Made			20.00%
Percent of Consolidated Net Income, General Basket Limitation for Restricted Payments to be Made			50.00%
Percent of Net Cash Proceeds From Qualified Equity Offerings, General Basket Limitation for Restricted Payments to be Made			100.00%
Debt Instrument Exceptions To Restricted Payments Covenant Investments In Joint Ventures And Other Investments To Tangible Net Assets Percentage			15.00%
Debt Instrument Exceptions To Restricted Payments Covenant Maximum General Basket Amount			$ 15,000,000
Percent Of Consolidated Tangible Assets General Basket Exception To Limitation For Restricted Payments To Be Made, Covenant Maximum General Basket, Percent			3.00%
Debt Instrument, Conditions of Guarantee Release, Percentage of Tangible Assets Attributable to Immaterial Subsidiaries, Threshold for No Release						5.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 7.25% Senior Notes Due 2025 [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Percent of Debt Instrument Face Amount, Value Issued										107.25%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 7.25% Senior Notes Due 2025 [Member] \| Change in Control [Member]
Percent of Debt Instrument Face Amount, Value Issued						101.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 7.25 % Senior Notes Due 2025, Additional [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											$ 35,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											7.25%
Percent of Debt Instrument Face Amount, Value Issued											103.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate											6.427%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net, Total					(1,000,000.0)			(1,000,000.0)
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total					$ 5,400,000			$ 5,400,000