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Note 16 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual)		12 Months Ended
Note 16 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual)	Dec. 27, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 ft²	Nov. 26, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2007 ft²
Related Party Transaction, Percent of Common Stock Purchase to Trigger Share Sale		50.00%
Debt Satisfied By Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount	$ 40,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Temporary Equity, Shares Issued (in shares) \| shares	400,000	400,000	400,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property (Square Foot) \| ft²				3,100		1,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Operating Lease in Atlanta, Georgia [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction		$ 95,653	$ 62,422
Related Party Transaction, Aggregate Amount of Payments		40,184
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Atlanticus Leased Employees by HBR [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction		$ 605,374	404,302
Dove Ventures, LLC [Member] \| Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 40,000,000
Axiom Bank [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			$ 1,000,000