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Note 2 - Fair Value Measurement (Details Textual) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Nov. 10, 2019 | Apr. 01, 2019
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability | $ 2,875,000 | $ 1,575,000 | $ 50,000 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total |  | 221,000 |  |  | $ 388,000 |  |
Astero [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability | (81,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total |  | 81,000 |  |  |  |  |
CBS Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total | 140,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
SciSafe Holdings, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability | 3,000,000.0 | 3,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total | $ 9,900,000 | $ 6,900,000 |  | $ 3,700,000 |  |  |
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | Astero [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.175
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | CBS Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input | 0.210 |  |  |  |  | 0.260 |
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] | SciSafe Holdings, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input | 0.071 |  |  | 0.045 |  |  |
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input |  | 0.001 | 0.019 |  |  |  |
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | CBS Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input | 0.0023 |  |  |  |  | 0.0174 |
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | SciSafe Holdings, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input | 0.0085 |  |  | 0.0020 |  |  |
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Astero [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0229
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Astero [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0241
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input |  | 0.568 | 0.703 |  |  |  |
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Astero [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.56
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | CBS Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input | 0.63 |  |  |  |  | 0.70 |
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input |  | 0.568 |  |  |  |  |
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input |  | 0.846 |  |  |  |  |
Measurement Input, Asset Price Volatility [Member] | SciSafe Holdings, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input | 0.72 |  |  | 0.60 |  |  |
Measurement Input, Revenue Volatility [Member] | SciSafe Holdings, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input | 0.27 |  |  | 0.15 |  |  |
Convertible Debt Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Securities, Term (Year) | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Securities, Term (Year) | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt Securities [Member] | Measurement Input, Prepayment Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Securities, Trading, Measurement Input | 0.080 |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt Securities [Member] | Measurement Input, Prepayment Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Securities, Trading, Measurement Input | 0.05 |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt Securities [Member] | Measurement Input, Prepayment Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Securities, Trading, Measurement Input | 0.50 |  |  |  |  |  |

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