The term of the share based compensation arrangement.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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- Definition

Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Note 10 - Benefit Plans (Details Textual) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
Note 10 - Benefit Plans (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Jan. 30, 2018	Apr. 28, 2014 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 16, 2018 shares
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost \| $			$ 1.4	$ 1.2	$ 1.0
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio	1.5543
The 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Term		10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized		2,253,735
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant			423,268
The 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized						1,607,389
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant			518,771