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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Leasehold Improvements [Member] |
Leasehold improvements | Shorter of estimated useful life or remaining lease term
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, plant, and equipment, useful life (Year) | 20 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, plant, and equipment, useful life (Year) | 40 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, plant, and equipment, useful life (Year) | 7 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, plant, and equipment, useful life (Year) | 15 years
Furniture, Fixtures, and Computers [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, plant, and equipment, useful life (Year) | 3 years
Furniture, Fixtures, and Computers [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, plant, and equipment, useful life (Year) | 7 years

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- Definition Describes the periods of time over which an entity anticipates to receive utility from its property, plant and equipment (that is, the periods of time over which an entity allocates the initial cost of its property, plant and equipment). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68071081&loc=d3e1205-110223 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84158767&loc=d3e18780-107790 + Details
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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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