Note 8 - Employee Benefit Plans- Components of Actuarial (Gain) Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Loss due to demographic changes	$ 727	$ 934
Gain due to change in mortality table	0	(291)
(Gain) loss due to change in discount rate	(2,691)	899
Loss due to change in rate of compensation increase	1,122	0
Actuarial (gain) loss	(842)	1,542
Gain due to asset return	(2,364)	(1,517)
Actuarial (gain) loss with asset return	$ 3,206	$ 25

Defined benefit plan benefit obligation actuarial gain loss due to change in rate of compensation increase.

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Amount of gain (loss) from change in actuarial assumptions which (increases) decreases benefit obligation of defined benefit plan due to change in discount rate. Assumptions include, but are not limited to, interest, mortality, employee turnover, salary, and temporary deviation from substantive plan.

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Amount of gain (loss) from change in actuarial assumptions which (increases) decreases benefit obligation of defined benefit plan due to mortality table. Assumptions include, but are not limited to, interest, mortality, employee turnover, salary, and temporary deviation from substantive plan.

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Amount of gain (loss) due to demographic changes from change in actuarial assumptions which (increases) decreases benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Assumptions include, but are not limited to, interest, mortality, employee turnover, salary, and temporary deviation from substantive plan.

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Amount of actuarial gain loss with asset return for benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.

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Amount of gain loss due to asset return for benefit obligation of defined benefit plan

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Amount of gain (loss) from change in actuarial assumptions which (increases) decreases benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Assumptions include, but are not limited to, interest, mortality, employee turnover, salary, and temporary deviation from substantive plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)(4)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

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