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Note 13 - Stock Repurchase Program (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		50 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Oct. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$ 250,000		$ 250,000	$ 200,000
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock		$ (0)	$ 25,656	$ 305,547
Treasury Stock [Member]
Shares Acquired Under Stock Repurchases Program, Shares	0	0	560,000	8,676,706

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- Definition

Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury

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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3291-108585

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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