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Note 14 - Goodwill (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Goodwill percentage of total assets	36.00%	36.00%
Bottom of range [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Growth rate	1.50%
Top of range [member]
Statement Line Items [Line Items]
Growth rate	3.60%

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- Definition

The percentage of total assets that make up goodwill.

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- Definition

The percentage amount of the entity value for cost to sell.

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