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Note S - Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Global Technology, Inc. [Member] |  |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost), Total | $ 1.0 | $ 1.0 | $ 1.2
Prime World International Holdings, Ltd. (“Prime World”) [Member] |  |  |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost), Total | $ 0.5 | $ 0.7 | $ 0.8

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