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Note 14 - Composition of Certain Financial Statement Caption (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Estimated Litigation Liability, Current	[1]	$ 6.5	$ 126.5
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 in 2020

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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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