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Note 14 - Composition of Certain Financial Statement Caption (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Estimated Litigation Liability, Current	[1]	$ 126.5	$ 128.4
Xactware Solutions, Inc. Patent Litigation [Member]
Estimated Litigation Liability, Current		$ 125.0
[1] Included a litigation reserve for Xactware Solutions, Inc. Patent Litigation of $125.0 million.

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Carrying amount of reserve for known or estimated probable loss from litigation, which may include attorneys' fees and other litigation costs, which is expected to be paid within one year of the date of the statement of financial position.

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