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Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 02, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 shares | Nov. 05, 2019 USD ($)
Capital Units, Authorized (in shares) |  | 245,000,000 |  |  |  | 245,000,000 |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares) |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  | 200,000,000 |
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares) |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |
Common Stock, Voting Rights, Votes Per Share |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Dividends, Common Stock, Total | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method | $ |  | $ 10,000 | $ 43,000 | $ 6,000 | $ 11,000 |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares) |  | 4,776,948 |  |  |  | 4,776,948 |  |  |
Repurchase Authorization 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 3,579,342 |  |  |
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13.75 |  |  |
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 49,000 |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount | $ |  | $ 70,000 |  |  |  | $ 70,000 |  |  |
Issuers Repurchase Program 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 905,836 |  |  |
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.02 |  |  |
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000 |  |  |
Raycom [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Stock Issued, Issuance Costs | $ | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raycom [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in shares) | 11,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 14.74 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares) |  | 25,000,000 |  |  |  | 25,000,000 |  | 25,000,000 |
Common Stock, Voting Rights, Votes Per Share |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares) |  | 1,336,440 |  |  |  | 1,336,440 |  |  |

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