Note 8 - ARPA Spending Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Government Assistance, Liability, Current	$ 5,784	$ 5,784	$ 11,239
ARPA Spending Plans [Member]
Government Assistance, Liability, Increase, Current	0	0
Government Assistance, Operating Expense, Decrease (Increase)	2,200	5,500
Government Assistance, Liability, Current	$ 5,800	$ 5,800

Amount of liability from government assistance, classified as current.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 832
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483507/832-10-50-3

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