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Note 3 - Acquisitions - Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Nov. 11, 2019 | Apr. 01, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Nov. 12, 2019
Astero [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 12,150,000 | $ 4,120,000 |
Astero [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 160,000 | $ 160,000 |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) |  | 6 years | 4 years |
Astero [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 470,000 | $ 470,000 |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) |  | 9 years | 9 years |
Astero [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 2,840,000 | $ 2,840,000 |
Astero [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) |  |  | 5 years |
Astero [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) |  |  | 9 years |
Astero [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 10,750,000 |  |
Astero [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) |  | 7 years |  |
Astero [Member] | Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) |  | 8 years |  |
Astero [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 650,000 | $ 650,000 |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) |  |  | 9 years |
CBS Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 6,790,000 |  |  | $ 6,800,000
CBS Acquisition [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 560,000 |  |  |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) | 6 years |  |  |
CBS Acquisition [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 800,000 |  |  |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) | 6 years |  |  |
CBS Acquisition [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 5,430,000 |  |  |
Intangible assets, estimated useful life (Year) | 9 years |  |  |

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- Definition The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 37 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121600890&loc=d3e2207-128464 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121647850&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
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