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Note 6 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions					12 Months Ended
	Aug. 19, 2022	Aug. 19, 2021	Jul. 24, 2020	Jan. 10, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Spell Security [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total			$ 1.5
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total			0.2
Adya [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total				$ 1.0
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Investing Activities				$ 0.2
Goodwill, Deductible for Tax Purpose Period (Year)				15 years
Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		$ 1.2
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets		$ 1.1	1.3
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		5 years			4 years 6 months	4 years 4 months 24 days
Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Spell Security [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			$ 1.0
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (Year)			4 years
Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Adya [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)				4 years
Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets	$ 0.1
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)					2 years	2 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Spell Security [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			$ 0.5
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (Year)			2 years

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