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Note 10 - Debt (Details Textual) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
Note 10 - Debt (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Dec. 14, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2021 USD ($)
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities			$ 15.0		$ 9.6	$ 6.8
Long-term Debt, Gross			239.4		280.4	$ 255.8
Industrial Revenue Bond Member [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net			$ 1.7		$ 1.2
All Debt, Excluding Deferred Financing Fees and Deferred Commitment Fees [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			5.90%		3.20%	2.50%
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Term of Contract (Year)		5 years
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 75.0
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate		2.57%					2.42%
ABL Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 625.0
Derivative, Term of Contract (Year)			5 years
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 595.0
Letters of Credit, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 20.0
Maximum First In, Last Out Revolving Credit Facility								30.0
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Commitments, Maximum								$ 200.0
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Monetary	$ 30.0
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Percentage of Revolver Commitments	10.00%
Balance Required for Compliance with Revolver Commitments			$ 62.5
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Percentage of Aggregate Borrowing Base	10.00%
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms Aggregate Borrowing Base			$ 53.4
Line of Credit Facility Covenant Terms EBITDA Ratio			1
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			$ 339.4
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.00%
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.25%
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.25%
ABL Credit Facility [Member] \| Asset Based Revolving Credit Facility Due June 16, 2026 [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.75%