Shares issued during the period net of tax withholding for share based payment arrangements

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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of shares used to settle grantee's tax withholding obligation for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount remaining authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Note 7 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	May 04, 2023	Jun. 01, 2022	Oct. 21, 2021
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 6,860	$ 7,819
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)	241,277	519,782
Shares Issued Per Unit (in shares)	1.94	2
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation (in shares)	94,862	200,904
Share Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Issued In Period, Net of Tax Withholdings (in shares)	146,415	318,878
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 800
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 9,300
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	2 years 7 months 6 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 21,300
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	2 years 6 months
Career Shares [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 1,800
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	3 years 6 months
The 2021 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount				$ 500,000	$ 300,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Increase in Authorized Amount			$ 500,000
Share Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized, Amount	$ 220,800