Note 6 - Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 823,520	$ 740,283
Reclassification from In Process Research and Development [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 590,200
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (Year)	12 years
Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		3 years
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		20 years
Developed Technology Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		7 years
Developed Technology Rights [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		17 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		5 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		20 years
Project Registration [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		7 years
Project Registration [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		10 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		5 years
Trade Names [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		5 years
Trade Names [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		10 years
Other Intangible Assets [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		9 years
Other Intangible Assets [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		13 years

Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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