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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Note 13 - Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Plans	1		1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized	500,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date			Dec. 31, 2025
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	694,533		694,533
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance	0		0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expected Additional Compensation Cost Remainder of Year	$ 1,800		$ 1,800
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Total	$ 6,800		$ 6,800
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition			5 years
Proceeds (Used for) and Received from Settlement of Stock Awards			$ (155)	$ (216)
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage			20.00%
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage			20.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period			10 years
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			38,205		28,625
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		6,525
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Fair Value Granted		$ 247
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Post Vesting Holding Period			1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Liquidity Discount	4.26%		4.26%		5.12%	4.50%