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Note 14 - Capital Stock - Share-based and Other Compensation Programs (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 anniversary $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 anniversary $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / shares shares
Performance Based RSUs Equity Settled
Capital Stock [Line Items]
Number of Shares, Unvested \| shares	2,361,832	2,361,832	2,186,244
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested \| $ / shares	$ 16.78	$ 16.78	$ 15.71
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period \| shares		580,180
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted \| $ / shares		$ 20.40
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Adjustment to Shares \| shares		421,357
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Adjustment to Shares, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares		$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period \| shares		(811,578)
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested \| $ / shares		$ 15.98
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period \| shares		(14,371)
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited \| $ / shares		$ 16.80
Performance Based RSUs Equity Settled \| 2021 Award Year
Capital Stock [Line Items]
Performance Period, Performance-based RSUs	3 years
Payout Percentage of Target Award	200.00%
Performance Based RSUs Equity Settled \| Minimum
Capital Stock [Line Items]
Payout Percentage of Target Award		0.00%
Performance Based RSUs Equity Settled \| Minimum \| 2021 Award Year
Capital Stock [Line Items]
Cliff-Vesting Period	1 year
Timed-Vested RSUs Equity Settled
Capital Stock [Line Items]
Number of Shares, Unvested \| shares	2,127,570	2,127,570	2,118,885
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Unvested \| $ / shares	$ 14.41	$ 14.41	$ 13.16
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period \| shares		461,339
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted \| $ / shares		$ 21.56
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Adjustment to Shares \| shares		0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Adjustment to Shares, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares		$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period \| shares		(438,825)
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested \| $ / shares		$ 15.82
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period \| shares		(13,829)
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited \| $ / shares		$ 16.13
Timed-Vested RSUs Equity Settled \| 2021 Award Year
Capital Stock [Line Items]
Number of Anniversaries of the Grant Date \| anniversary	3	3
Timed-Vested RSUs Equity Settled \| Minimum \| 2021 Award Year
Capital Stock [Line Items]
Cliff-Vesting Period	1 year