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Note 5 - Leases (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Lessee, Lease, Option to Extend (Year)	20 years
Lessee, Lease, Option to Terminate (Year)	1 year
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization, Total	$ 29.1	$ 9.9
Finance Lease, Liability, Total	$ 20.6	$ 7.7
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	14 years

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- Definition

Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121609121&loc=SL77918701-209980

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121603541&loc=SL77918627-209977

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- Definition

Amount, after accumulated amortization, of right-of-use asset from finance lease.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121603541&loc=SL77918627-209977

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- Definition

Description of terms and conditions of option to extend lessee's lease. Includes, but is not limited to, information about option recognized as part of right-of-use asset and lease liability.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

Description of terms and conditions of option to terminate lessee's lease. Includes, but is not limited to, information about option recognized as part of right-of-use asset and lease liability.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

Remaining term of lessee's lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

No definition available.

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