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Note 20 - Subsequent Events (Details)		0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
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Common stock dividends, share																														$ 10,050,290
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred												$ 3,570,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross												2,930,000,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable												600,000,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion, Shares (in Shares)													22,107,590
Convertible Preferred Stock, Value Converted, Maximum												600,000,000
Weighted Average Price, Period												10 days
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																					6.50%		6.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Jun. 07, 2020									Jun. 07, 2018				Jun. 07, 2020	Feb. 01, 2022		Feb. 01, 2023
Term Loan, Additional Borrowing Capacity (in Euro)																											83,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity			62,500,000	62,500,000										75,000,000		75,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			87,500,000	87,500,000	50,000,000									163,000,000		163,000,000
DebtInstrumentDiscountPercentage																								1.00%			2.00%
Long-term Line of Credit																160,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																	3.00%	2.00%							3.75%	2.75%		3.50%	2.50%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period																															5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)		75,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period (in Shares)										75,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in Shares)																																3,821
Litigation Settlement, Amount											$ 25,000,000