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Note 13 - Noncontrolling Interests (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2020	Jul. 30, 2020	Jul. 24, 2020	Jul. 20, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 08, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Class B OP Units [Member]
Limited Liability Units, Voting Power, Percent Per Share					50.00%	50.00%
Class A OP Units [Member]
Limited Liability Units, Voting Power, Percent Per Share					50.00%	50.00%
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage			8.50%	8.50%
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share (in dollars per share)			$ 25.00	$ 25.00
OP [Member]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest					76.21%
OP [Member] \| Class A OP Units [Member]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest					100.00%
Subscription Agreements [Member] \| OP IV [Member]
Percentage of Redemption Right Exercised							100.00%
OP [Member] \| Manager Affiliates [Member] \| Subscription Agreements [Member]
Partners' Capital, Distribution Amount Per Share (in dollars per share)					$ 22.46
Weighted Average Limited Partnership Units Outstanding, Basic (in shares)					7,138,382
Partners' Capital Account, Redemptions					$ 160.3
OP IV [Member] \| Subscription Agreements [Member]
Book Value Of Common Stock Per Share (in dollars per share)								$ 18.33
OP IV [Member] \| Manager Affiliates [Member] \| Subscription Agreements [Member]
Partners' Capital Account, Units, Sale of Units, Total (in shares)	267,320	359,000
Partners' Capital Account, Sale of Units, Total	$ 4.9	$ 6.6