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Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Number Of Potentially Responsible Parties |  | 150 |
Estimated Cost of EPA Selected Remedy | $ 1,000.0 |  |
Estimated Time to Complete Selected EPA Remedy | 13 years |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  | $ 1.6 |
Portland Harbor Natural Resources Trustee Council [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Current |  |  | $ 0.4
Lower Willamette Group [Member] |  |  |
Number Of Potentially Responsible Parties |  | 14 |

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