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 8 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	May 09, 2024	May 04, 2023	Jun. 01, 2022	Oct. 21, 2021
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 7,540		$ 8,033		$ 24,765	$ 28,050
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	3,000				$ 3,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)					1 year 10 months 24 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	11,000				$ 11,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)					2 years
Career Shares [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	1,600				$ 1,600
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	$ 500,000	$ 500,000	$ 300,000
Share Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized, Amount	$ 343,100				$ 343,100