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Amount of increase (decrease) in operating lease right of use asset.

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Area of a real estate property.

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Dividend or interest rate associated with the financial instrument issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash or part noncash transaction. Noncash are transactions that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments. Part noncash refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments.

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The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Increase for accrued, but unpaid interest on the debt instrument for the period.

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

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Amount of interest payable on debt, including, but not limited to, trade payables.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of premium on corporate-owned life insurance policy, classified as investing activities. Includes, but is not limited to, bank-owned life insurance policy.

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Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 13, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 20, 2022 USD ($)	May 11, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 a
Director and Officer Insurance Premium Payable	$ 2,600
Payment to Acquire Life Insurance Policy, Investing Activities	700
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Lease Right of Use Asset							$ (723)	$ (653)	$ (509)
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset							8,062	8,785
Operating Lease, Liability, Total							10,040	10,814
Operating Lease, Expense							2,100	$ 1,900	$ 1,700
Corporate Headquarters in Hayward, California [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract (Year)												5 years
Area of Real Estate Property (Acre) \| a												15,700
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Lease Right of Use Asset					$ 2,000
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset							8,100
Operating Lease, Liability, Total							10,000
Corporate Headquarters in Hayward, California [Member] \| Expansion Premises 1 [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property (Acre) \| a					13,300
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Lease Right of Use Asset				$ 3,000
Corporate Headquarters in Hayward, California [Member] \| Expansion Premises 2 [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property (Acre) \| a					21,300
Increase (Decrease) in Operating Lease Right of Use Asset			$ 4,800
Board of Directors Chairman [Member] \| Conversion of Loan Agreement into Common Stock [Member]
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount		$ 41,000
Interest Payable		$ 600
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Rate		16.40%
Loan Agreement [Member] \| Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	41,000										$ 41,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											5.00%
Interest Expense, Total							600
Two Thousand Twenty Two Loan Agreement [Member] \| Robert W. Duggan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 65,000
Debt Instrument Quarterly Interest Rate										5.0
Debt Instrument, Increase, Accrued Interest						$ 900
Insurance Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,900
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.69%
Interest Expense, Total							$ 1